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Chinian

Chinian adjective: chinese.

Adjective

Chinian (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Chinese.
    • There is also great store of siluer, whereof (that I may omit other arguments) it is no small demonstration, that euery yeere there are brought into the citie commonly called Cantam by the Portugal marchants to buie wares, at the least 400 Sestertium thereof, and yet nothing in a maner is conueied...1589–1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
    Synonyms:
    Chinish

Noun

Chinian (plural Chinians)

  1. (archaic) Chinese.
    • Neither are these golden loaues onely bought by the Portugals, but also great plentie of gold-twine and leaues of gold : for the Chinians can very cunningly beate extenuate gold into plates and leaues.1589–1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

Synonyms of Chinian

Forms of Chinian

pluralChinians

Origin of Chinian

From China + -ian. Superseded by Chinese.

Questions about Chinian

What does Chinian mean?
Chinian means chinese.
What part of speech is Chinian?
Chinian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Chinian in the dictionary

  1. chinguards
  2. Chinguetti
  3. Chinhat
  4. Chinhu
  5. Chinhuangtao
  6. Chinian
  7. Chinians
  8. chinic
  9. chinic acid
  10. chinilpa
  11. chinin

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