"Sinic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪk/
Rhymes: -ɪnɪk Etymology: From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|la-lat|Sinae||the Southern Chinese; Southern China}} Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), {{af|en|Sino-|-ic}} Sino- + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Sinic (not comparable)
  1. Chinese. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sinic-en-adj-gO4OtWzY
  2. Influenced by Chinese culture. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sinic-en-adj-XzuJdSJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Sino-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Sino-: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sinicism, sinicize, Sinicize Related terms: Sino-, Sinian, Sinitic Translations (Translations): sinique (French)
Categories (other): China Disambiguation of China: 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪnɪk/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪnɪk"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "sinique"
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  ],
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      "word": "sinique"
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