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quaint

 
 
/kweɪnt/ adjective

Translation

attractive or unusual in an old-fashioned way
eski tip, antika, eski moda ama hoş
a quaint little village1793
(Definition of quaint adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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