Sino-

combining form Si·no- \ˌsī-(ˌ)nō, ˈsī-, -nə\

: Chinese and

Full Definition of SINO-

: Chinese <sinology>

: Chinese and <Sino-Tibetan>

French, from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese, from Greek Sinai, probably of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit Cīnā, plural, Chinese

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