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Jain

noun \ˈjīn\

Definition of JAIN

:  an adherent of Jainism

Variants of JAIN

Jain or Jai·na \ˈjī-nə\
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Origin of JAIN

Hindi & Urdu Jain, from Sanskrit Jaina
First Known Use: 1805

Rhymes with JAIN

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

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