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Definition of soya bean noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soya bean

noun
 
/ˈsɔɪbiːn/
 
/ˈsɔɪbiːn/
 (British English)
(North American English soybean )
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  1. a type of bean, originally from South-East Asia, that is used instead of meat or animal protein in some types of food
    • a soya bean casserole
    Topics Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySoya bean is used before these nouns:
    • farmer
    • oil
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