chaplin

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US/ˈt͡ʃæplɪn/

noun

Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.

“Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era.”

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Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164Rural Municipality No. 164Rural Municipality of Chaplin
OriginOld French chapelain →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

chaplin1

nounchaplin (plural chaplins)

plural chaplins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.

Chaplin2

proper nounChaplin (countable and uncountable, plural Chaplins)

plural Chaplins · alternative Chaplain

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as an occupation.

    Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era.

  2. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Windham County, Connecticut.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and coal town in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
    4. countableuncountableA community in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
    5. countableuncountableA rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164.

      Synonyms: Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164, Rural Municipality No. 164, Rural Municipality of Chaplin

    6. countableuncountableA village in the Rural Municipality of Chaplin, Saskatchewan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164.

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Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164Rural Municipality No. 164Rural Municipality of Chaplin

Origin

  1. Old Frenchchapelain
  2. EnglishChaplin

An occupational surname for a chaplain, from Middle English and Old French chapelain.

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Translations

Arabic تْشَابْلِن
  • تْشَابْلِن (tšāblin)transliterations of the surname
Bulgarian Ча́плин
  • Ча́плин (Čáplin)transliterations of the surname
Chinese Mandarin 卓別林 /卓别林, 查普林
  • 卓別林 /卓别林 (Zhuóbiélín)transliterations of the surname
  • 查普林 (Chápǔlín)transliterations of the surname
Japanese チャップリン
  • チャップリン (Chappurin)transliterations of the surname
Korean 채플린
  • 채플린 (Chaepeullin)transliterations of the surname
Russian Ча́плин
  • Ча́плин (Čáplin)transliterations of the surname

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

chaplin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaplin

MLA

“chaplin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaplin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaplin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaplin.

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