sino

  • 31Sino- — UK [saɪnəʊ] / US [saɪnoʊ] prefix 1) China, or Chinese: used for making some nouns and adjectives sinophile (= someone who likes China and the Chinese) 2) with China: used with some adjectives and nouns Sino Soviet talks Sino US relations …

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  • 32Sino- — combining form Etymology: French, from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese, from Greek Sinai, probably of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit Cīnā, plural, Chinese 1. Chinese < sinology > 2. Chinese and < Sino Tibetan > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33Sino- — a combining form meaning Chinese : Sino Tibetan; Sinology. [ < NL, comb. form repr. LL Sinae the Chinese < LGk Sînai Chin Qìn CH IN] * * * …

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  • 34sinoþ — f ( e/ a) a synod, council, meeting, assembly; 1. mostly used of the councils of the Christian Church; sinoþ wæs æt Ácléa; 2. in other senses; [L sinodus] …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 35sino — przysłów. od siny W pokoju jest sino od dymu …

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  • 36Sino- — [ sʌɪnəʊ] combining form Chinese; Chinese and …: Sino American. ↘relating to China. Origin from late L. Sinae (see Sinitic) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37Sino- — prefix 1 of China; Chinese 2 Chinese and: Sino Japanese trade …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38Sino- — aff. a combining form meaning “China” or “Chinese”: Sinology; Sino Tibetan[/ex] • Etymology: &LT; NL, comb. form repr. LL Sīnae the Chinese &LT; LGk Sînai « Chin Qìn Ch in …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39Sino- — a word element meaning Chinese , as in Sino Tibetan, Sinology. {New Latin, combining form representing Latin Sīnae the Chinese (from Greek Sinai)} …

  • 40Sino-Tibetan languages — Sino Tibetan Geographic distribution: East Asia Linguistic classification: One of the world s major language families. Subdivisions: Sinitic Tibeto Burman ISO 639 …

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