Definition of Mah-jongg

1. Noun. Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles.

Exact synonyms: Mahjong
Generic synonyms: Board Game

Definition of Mah-jongg

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of mahjong) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mah-jongg

magsman
magsmen
magstripe
magstripes
magtig
maguari
maguari stork
maguaris
maguey
magueys
maguro
magus
magyar
mah
mah-jong
mah-jongg (current term)
maha
mahagua
mahaila
mahailas
mahaleb
mahalo
mahals
mahant
mahants
maharaja
maharajadhiraja
maharajadhirajas
maharajah
maharajahs

Literary usage of Mah-jongg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1849)
"In a letter from Sir William Wilki"- ¡ son recently written to the League, ifc appears that the ideograms which stand for the Anglicised "Mah-Jongg" were ..."

2. The High Performance Toolbox: Succeeding With Performance Tasks, Projects ...by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham (1998)
"... painting with encaustic and gold leaf, antique kimono silk, wood, found metal, bone mah-jongg tiles, Chinese coin replicas, Indian makeup box fragment, ..."

3. Model of Community Policing: The Singapore Story by David H. Bayley (1996)
"On these patrols, officers can see people through their barred doorways eating dinner, watching TV, playing mah-jongg, or reading the newspaper. ..."

4. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"... automat, sundae; nor mah-jongg, nor crossword puzzle.” English expands as things change, and there Is nothing to prevent one's quirky family word from ..."

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