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Sinese

noun

Etymology

From German Sinese (“a Chinese person”), from Sina (“China”) + -ese (“-ese: forming demonyms”), from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) + -ensis (“-ese: forming adjs”), from Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese, Southern China”), from Ancient Greek. Equivalent to Sino- + -ese.

  1. derived from Sinae
  2. derived from Sina
  3. borrowed from Sinese

Definitions

  1. The Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical…

    The Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the Greeks and Romans as the Sinae.

  2. Of or relating to the Sinae or their homeland.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA