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Ceylon
- noun - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
- an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
- Now known as Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Chador
- noun - a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women
Charon
- noun - (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
Chekov
- noun - Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Chicot
- noun - handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
Chigoe
- noun - small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Chiloe
- noun - the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
Chinos
- noun - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms
- trousers made with chino cloth
Chiron
- noun - (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
- an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus