Sinese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Sinese (a Chinese person), from Sina (China) + -ese (-ese: forming demonyms), from Medieval Latin Sina (China) + -ensis (-ese: forming adjs), from Latin Sinae (the Southern Chinese, Southern China), from Ancient Greek. Equivalent to Sino- +‎ -ese.

Noun[edit]

Sinese (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the Greeks and Romans as the Sinae.

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Adjective[edit]

Sinese (not comparable)

  1. (rare, historical) Of or relating to the Sinae or their homeland.

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