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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See jinn. Also spelled djinnee.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of jinni.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

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