Chine

See also: chine and chiné

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃin/

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Proper noun

Chine f

1. China

Related terms

• chinois, Chinois

Anagrams

• chien, niche, niché