"Sinaean" meaning in All languages combined

See Sinaean on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Sinaean [comparative], most Sinaean [superlative]
Etymology: From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Sinae|-an}} Sinae + -an, {{der|en|la|Sinae}} Latin Sinae, {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Sinaean (comparative more Sinaean, superlative most Sinaean)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of Chinese. Tags: archaic Synonyms: Chinese [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinaean-en-adj-cNLYFRm8
  2. (archaic) Synonym of East Asian or Chinese-like. Tags: archaic Synonyms: East Asian or Chinese-like [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinaean-en-adj-M8~B~Dj- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 35 21 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 8 75 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 75 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 88 6 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Sinae, Sinaic, Sinensian, Sinese, Sinesian, Sinetic, Sinitic

Proper name [English]

Forms: Sinaeans [plural]
Etymology: From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Sinae|-an}} Sinae + -an, {{der|en|la|Sinae}} Latin Sinae, {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Sinaean (plural Sinaeans)
  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of Chinese. Tags: archaic, rare Synonyms: Chinese [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinaean-en-name-cNLYFRm8

Noun [English]

Forms: Sinaeans [plural]
Etymology: From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Sinae|-an}} Sinae + -an, {{der|en|la|Sinae}} Latin Sinae, {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sinaean (plural Sinaeans)
  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of Chinese. Tags: archaic, rare Synonyms: Chinese [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinaean-en-noun-cNLYFRm8

Inflected forms

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