minichain

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noun

A small chain (in various senses).

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Meanings

nounminichain (plural minichains)

plural minichains

  1. A small chain (in various senses).

    Interviews with people in the restaurant business on Friday suggest that it would not be easy or even practical for the Ciprianis to continue to operate as a dry minichain, but that resourcefulness might go a long way.

    2008 May 10, Eric Konigsberg, “Imagining a Cipriani Dining Place Without Those Family-Invented Bellinis”, in New York Times

Origin

From mini- + chain.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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