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Definition of chimpanzee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chimpanzee

noun
 
/ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/
 
/ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/
(also informal chimp
 
/tʃɪmp/
 
/tʃɪmp/
)
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  1. a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)Topics Animalsc1
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French chimpanzé, from Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa).
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