SINITIC

Meaning of SINITIC in English

[ sɪ'nɪtɪk ]

■ adjective relating to or denoting the division of the Sino-Tibetan language family that includes the many forms of Chinese.

Origin

C19: via late L. from Gk sinai 'the Chinese', from Arab. ṛīn , denoting the Chinese empire.

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SINITIC — adjective see: Sino- Date: circa 1895 of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SINITIC — sə̇ˈnid.ik, (ˈ)sī|n- adjective also si·net·ic -ned- Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + English -itic or -etic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINITIC — /si nit"ik/ , n. 1. a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SINITIC — n. family of languages and dialects spoken in China
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SINITIC — adj. Chinese, pertaining to China and its inhabitants
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SINITIC — adjective Etymology: Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + English -itic (as in Semitic ) — more at Sino- Date: circa …
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SINITIC — [Si.nit.ic] adj [LL Sinae, pl., Chinese + E -itic (as in Semitic)--more at sino-] (ca. 1895): of or relating to …
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SINITIC — Sinitic BrE AmE saɪ ˈnɪt ɪk sɪ- AmE \ -ˈnɪt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SINITIC — adj. Pronunciation: s ī - ' ni-tik, s ə - Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + English …
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SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGES — Superfamily of languages whose two branches are the Sinitic or Chinese languages and the Tibeto-Burman family, an assemblage of several …
Английский словарь Британика
LANGUAGE — I System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. …
Английский словарь Британика
CHINESE LANGUAGES — or Sinitic languages Family of languages comprising one of the two branches of They are spoken by about 95% of …
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SINIC — ˈsinik, -nēk adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin sinicus, from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + Latin -icus -ic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINETIC — Usage: usually capitalized variant of sinitic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGE — n. family of languages of eastern Asia that includes Chinese Sinitic and Burmese and Tibetan
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SINO-TIBETAN — n. family of languages of eastern Asia that includes Chinese Sinitic and Burmese and Tibetan
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SINO- — [ 'sʌɪnəʊ ] ■ combining form Chinese; Chinese and …: ~American. ↘relating to China. Origin from late L. Sinae (see …
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SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGES — group of languages that includes both the Chinese and the Tibeto-Burman languages. In terms of numbers of speakers, they comprise …
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CHINESE LANGUAGES — also called Sinitic, Chinese Han the principal language group of eastern Asia, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese exists …
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LANGUAGE — n. Common Business Oriented Language. HyperText Markup Language Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. Standard Generalized Markup Language Structured Query Language. …
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SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGES — Superfamily of languages whose two branches are the Sinitic or Chinese languages and the Tibeto-Burman family, an assemblage of several …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINESE LANGUAGES — or Sinitic languages Family of languages comprising one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan . They are spoken by about …
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LANGUAGE — n. 25B6; noun the structure of language : SPEECH, writing, communication, conversation, speaking, talking, talk, discourse; words, vocabulary. the English …
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