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Sinaean en · ADJ

Etymology

From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Synonym of Chinese.
   • An undersettled Soviet Union welcomes the rise of a 600-million Sinaean power increasing some two per cent per year. 1958 November, Joseph J. Spengler, “Malthus Again”, in Challenge, volume 7, number 2, page 12:
   • ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one. 1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139
2. (archaic) Synonym of East Asian or Chinese-like.
   • The nations belonging to the Sinæan branch... have not the features of the Yellow Race so well defined as those belonging to the Mongolian branch. 1893, Guillaume Louis Figuier, translated by Robert Wilson, The Human Race, page 292:

Forms

Relateds

Sinitic · Sinetic · Sinensian · Sinese · Sinae · Sinaic · Sinesian

Synonyms

Chinese · East Asian or Chinese-like

Sinaean en · NOUN

Etymology

From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.

Meanings

1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of Chinese.
   • ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one. 1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139

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Synonyms

Chinese

Sinaean en · PROPN

Etymology

From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.

Meanings

1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of Chinese.
   • ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one. 1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139

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Synonyms

Chinese