adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Synonym of Sinitic, of or related to the family of Chinese languages. archaic, not-comparable, rare

Synonyms

All synonyms

of or related to the family of chinese languagessinitic

Etymology

From Latin Sinensis (“Chinese”) + -ian, from Sinae (“Southern Chinese; Southern China”) + -ensis (“-ese”), from Ancient Greek.

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