"sinology" meaning in English

See sinology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /saɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
Etymology: From sino- (“China”) + -logy (“study of”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sino-|-logy|id1=China|t1=China|t2=study of}} sino- (“China”) + -logy (“study of”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sinology (uncountable)
  1. (humanities) The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Humanities Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-sinology-en-noun-1zI-UPBZ Disambiguation of China: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sino- (China), English terms suffixed with -logy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sino- (China): 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (Cold War, politics, espionage) The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the People's Republic of China. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage, Politics Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-sinology-en-noun-ZkryzD1m Disambiguation of China: 54 46 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sino- (China), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sino- (China): 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sinology Derived forms: sinologist

Alternative forms

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