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MAHJONG
mahjong, Mah-Jongg
(noun) Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mahjong (uncountable)
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.
Synonyms
• (a solitaire game): mahjong solitaire
Source: Wiktionary
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