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tangerine

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Noun

  1. A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.
  2. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
  3. A tree that produces tangerines.
  4. A native or inhabitant of Tangier.

Adjective

  1. Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
  2. From, or pertaining to Tangier.
  3. Of or related to Blackpool Football Club.

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