Sino-Tibetan

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(sī′nō ti bet′'n)

noun

a family of languages spoken in central and Southeast Asia, including the Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman languages

See Sino-Tibetan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A language family that includes the Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman branches.

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  • Siˌno-Ti·betˈan adjective
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