Sino-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sino"

English

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and Late Latin Sīnae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), of uncertain etymology but likely from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to ultimately derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪnəʊ/, /ˈsaɪnəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪnoʊ/, /ˈsaɪnɒ/, /ˈsɪnɒ/

Prefix

Sino-

  1. A combining form relating to China or the Chinese, in those terms' various senses.
    In the 1970s, Sino-Soviet rivalry also spread to Africa and the Middle East.
    He's a Sino-Kadazan: half Han, half Kadazan.

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Derived terms

English terms prefixed with Sino-

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