Sinic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (China) + -icus (-ic), from Late Latin Sinae (the Southern Chinese; Southern China), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- +‎ -ic.

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Sinic (not comparable)

  1. Chinese.
  2. influenced by Chinese culture.

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