Definition
A person from or native to Chile, or a mineral or rock type associated with Chile.
Etymology
From 'Chile' + '-nite' (a suffix used in mineralogy and anthropology meaning a resident of or relating to a place). The '-nite' suffix appears in mineral names like 'magnetite' and 'hematite.'
Kelly Says
In mineralogy, '-nite' endings name rocks after their origin locations—'chilenite' follows this pattern, though it's quite rare, showing how scientific naming conventions create precision but also leave many location-based mineral names as fossils of early geological exploration.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቺሊያዊ
chee-lee-ya-wee
ARالعربية
شيليني
shee-lee-nee
BNবাংলা
চিলিয়ান
chee-lee-yaan
CSČeština
Chilean
chee-lee-an
DADansk
chilener
chee-le-ner
DEDeutsch
Chilenischer
chee-le-ni-sher
ELΕλληνικά
Χιλιανός
hee-lee-ah-nos
ESEspañol
chileno
chee-LEH-noh
FAفارسی
شیلیایی
shee-lee-ee
FISuomi
chileniläinen
chee-le-la-inen
FRFrançais
Chileno
shee-LEH-noh
HAHA
mutum Chile
mu-tum chee-lee
HEעברית
צ'יליאני
chee-lee-ya-nee
HIहिन्दी
चिलीवासी
chee-lee-va-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Chili
orang chee-lee
IGIG
Ndị Chile
ndi chee-lee
ITItaliano
cileno
chee-LEH-noh
KKKK
Чилилік
chee-lee-lik
KMKM
ជនជាតិឈីលី
chon chea-at chee-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
Orang Chile
orang chee-lee
MYမြန်မာ
ချီလီလူမျိုး
chee-lee loo-myoe
NLNederlands
Chilenees
chee-le-nees
NONorsk
chilener
chee-le-ner
PLPolski
Chileńczyk
chee-len-ch-ik
PTPortuguês
chileno
chee-LEH-noh
RORomână
chilenean
chee-lee-nee-an
RUРусский
Чилиец
chee-leeets
SVSvenska
chilener
chee-le-ner
SWKiswahili
Mtu wa Chile
mtu wa chee-lee
TAதமிழ்
சிலியன்
chi-lee-yan
TEతెలుగు
చిలీయుడు
chee-lee-yoo-doo
THไทย
ชาวชิลี
chaaw chee-lee
TLTL
taong mula sa Chile
taong mula sa chee-lee
TRTürkçe
Şilili
shee-lee-lee
UKУкраїнська
Чилієць
chee-lee-ets
URاردو
چلیائی
chee-lee-ai
VITiếng Việt
người Chile
nguoi chee-lee
YOYO
Èdè Ẹ̀rílì
eh-deh eh-ree-lee
ZUZU
umuntu wase Chile
umun-too wa-se chee-lee