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Definition of Sino- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Sino-

combining form
 
/saɪnəʊ/
 
/saɪnəʊ/
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  1. (in nouns and adjectives) Chinese
    • Sino-Japanese relations
    Word Originfrom late Latin Sinae from Greek sinai ‘the Chinese’, from Arabic ṣīn, denoting the Chinese empire.
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