"Sinesian" meaning in English

See Sinesian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaɪniːziən/, /ˈsɪniːziən/
Etymology: From Sinese + -ian and Sinesia + -an. Compare earlier Chinesian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Sinese|ian}} Sinese + -ian, {{suffix|en|Sinesia|an}} Sinesia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Sinesian (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of Chinese or Chinese-like, of, related to, or similar to Chinese people, things, or culture. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: Chinese or Chinese-like [synonym, synonym-of], of [synonym, synonym-of], related to [synonym, synonym-of], or similar to Chinese people [synonym, synonym-of], things [synonym, synonym-of], or culture [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinesian-en-adj-kiddkMKE
  2. (archaic, now rare) Synonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam Synonyms: East Asian [synonym, synonym-of], with especial focus on Chinese people and culture [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sinesian-en-adj-u1CqfH79 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 6 94 Disambiguation of China: 13 87 Disambiguation of Japan: 33 67 Disambiguation of Korea: 0 100 Disambiguation of Mongolia: 0 100 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-Sinesian Related terms: Sinae, Sinaean, Sinaic, Sinensian, Sinese, Sinetic, Sinitic
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