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Serian en · ADJ · etymology 1

From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.

(archaic, historical) Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.
- Serian forests... Serian clothing... Serian insect...

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Serean		alternative	lexicographic
most Serian	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more Serian	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.

(archaic, historical, rare, singular) Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
- On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence. 1996, Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros, page 38:

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Serians	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Serean		alternative	lexicographic

From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.

(archaic, historical, rare, singular) Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

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Serean		alternative	lexicographic
Serians	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From Seri + -an.

(rare) A proposed language family including Seri, more often considered an isolate or a member of the Hokan family.