Sinitic


Si·nit·ic

adj \sī-ˈni-tik, sə-\

Definition of SINITIC

: of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture

Origin of SINITIC

Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + English -itic (as in Semitic) — more at sino-
First Known Use: circa 1895

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