Sinitic

//saɪˈnɪtɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a group of Sino-Tibetan languages wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Chinese languages
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Chinese people or their language or culture wordnet

Synonyms

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sinensiansinidsinitic languagesino tibetansino-tibetan

Example

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"Some of my neighbours are illiterate in their native Sinitic topolect, as the writing is not alphabetic. It is Cantonese."

Etymology

From Latin Sīna (“China”) + -itic, as in Semitic.

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