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Chilminarʹ and Balbec

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Two cities built by the Genii, acting under the orders of Jan ben Jan, who governed the world long before the time of Adam. Chilminar, or the “Forty Pillars,” is Persepʹolis. These two cities were built as lurking places for the Genii to hide in.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Child of God (A)
Child of the Cord
Childe
Childe Harold
Children
Chilenos
Chilian
Chiliasts [kiliasts]
Chillingham Cattle
Chillon
Chilminar and Balbec
Chiltern Hundreds (The)
Chimæra [kimera]
Chime in with (To)
Chimney Money or Hearth money
Chimneypot Hat (A)
Chinese Gordon
Chingachgook
Chink or Jink
Chintz
Chios (Kios)