dai

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see also: Dai

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Noun

dai (plural dais)

1. (chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife. [from 18th c.]

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Dai

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /daɪ/

Proper noun

1. A male given name, a Welsh - diminutive of David.

Noun

dai (plural dais)

1. An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially-recognized minorities.
2. A member of the ethnic group.

Proper noun

1. (historical geography) A small northern state of ancient China.
2. (historical geography) Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
3. (historical geography) A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
4. (geography) A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.

Synonyms

• (prefecture, prefectural seat) Daizhou, Taichow, Tai-chou
• (county, county seat) Daixian, Tai-hsien

Proper noun

1. Surname

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