Sinaean
adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of Chinese. archaic, rare
"...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one."
- 1 Synonym of Chinese. archaic
"...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one."
- 2 Synonym of East Asian or Chinese-like. archaic
"The nations belonging to the Sinæan branch... have not the features of the Yellow Race so well defined as those belonging to the Mongolian branch."
- 1 Synonym of Chinese. archaic, rare
"...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one."
Example
More examples"...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one."
Etymology
From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.
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