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Serica en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛrɪkə/ (UK)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.

Relateds

Serian · Seric · Serican

Translations (5)

grc Σηρικά (Northern China as known to the ancient Greeks and Romans — see also China, Cathay) · la Sērica (Northern China as known to the ancient Greeks and Romans — see also China, Cathay) · pl Serika (Northern China as known to the ancient Greeks and Romans — see also China, Cathay) · cmn 賽里斯 (Northern China as known to the ancient Greeks and Romans — see also China, Cathay) · cmn 塞里斯 (Northern China as known to the ancient Greeks and Romans — see also China, Cathay)