SINCE 1828
Chingpaw
noun
Ching·paw
| \ ˈchiŋˌpȯ\
plural Chingpaw
or Chingpaws
Definition of Chingpaw
1
: a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting upper Burma and the north Burma-Chinese frontier region, especially the Irrawaddy drainage above Myitkyina known as “the Triangle” and the Hukawng valley
— called also Singpho
— see kachin
2
: a member of the Chingpaw
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