Chine

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See also: chine and chiné

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian چینی‎ (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین‎ (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی‎ (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭‎ (čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃin/
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Proper noun[edit]

Chine f

  1. China

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