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sino-

UK/ˈsaɪnəʊ/US/ˈsaɪnoʊ/

sino- prefix: sinus. Also the alternative letter-case form of Sino-.

Prefix (1)

sino-

  1. Sinus.

Prefix (2) capitalized: Sino-

Sino-

  1. (in-compounds) Combining form of China and Chinese.
    • In the 1970s, Sino-Soviet rivalry also spread to Africa and the Middle East.
    • He's a Sino-Kadazan: half Han, half Kadazan.

Also used as

sino- is also the alternative letter-case form of Sino-.

Forms of sino-

alternative formsino-

Origin of sino-

From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and Late Latin Sīnae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”) + -o-, 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" on Wikipedia.

Questions about sino-

What does sino- mean?
Sino- means sinus.
What part of speech is sino-?
Sino- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce sino-?
Sino- is pronounced /ˈsaɪnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near sino- in the dictionary

  1. Sinnington
  2. Sinnot
  3. Sinnott
  4. Sinnotts
  5. sinny
  6. sino-
  7. Sino-American
  8. sino-auricular
  9. Sino-Burmese
  10. Sino-Japanese
  11. Sino-Korean

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