/ ˈsaɪnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ combining form
(in nouns and adjectives) Chinese :
Sino-Japanese relations
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WORD ORIGIN
from late Latin Sinae from Greek sinai the Chinese, from Arabic ṣīn , denoting the Chinese empire.
/ ˈsaɪnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ combining form
(in nouns and adjectives) Chinese :
Sino-Japanese relations
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WORD ORIGIN
from late Latin Sinae from Greek sinai the Chinese, from Arabic ṣīn , denoting the Chinese empire.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005