Sinese
Sinese noun: the Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the Greeks and Romans as the Sinae.
Noun
Sinese (uncountable)
- 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
Sinese (not comparable)
Origin of Sinese
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.
Words formed from Sinese
Questions about Sinese
- What does Sinese mean?
- Sinese means the Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the Greeks and Romans as the Sinae.
- What part of speech is Sinese?
- Sinese can be a noun or an adjective.
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