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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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(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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