Sino- Definition

sīnō, sinō
prefix
Chinese.
Sinology.
American Heritage

A combining form of sinus.

Wiktionary
Alternative capitalization of Sino-
Wiktionary
affix
Chinese, Chinese and.
Sinology.
Webster's New World

Origin of Sino-

  • From Late Latin Sīnae the Chinese from Greek Sīnai probably ultimately of Indic origin akin to Sanskrit Cīnāḥ the Chinese probably from a Chinese source akin to Middle Chinese tsfiin Qin (also the source of Mandarin Qín) Qin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr < LL Sinae < Gr Sinai, an Asian people

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

Sino- Sentence Examples

  • The Sino river rises in the Niete mountains and brings down a great volume of water to the sea, though it is not a river of considerable length.

  • For administrative purposes the country is divided into four counties, Montserrado, Basa, Sino and Maryland, but Cape Mount in the far west and the district round it has almost the status of a fifth county.

  • Traces of foreign influence are observable in El Moro Exposito (1833), a narrative poem dedicated to John Hookham Frere; these are still more marked in Don Alvaro o La Fuerza del sino (first played on the 22nd of March 1835), a drama of historical importance inasmuch as it established the new French romanticism in Spain.

  • Sino Hotel - recipient of China's Golden Pillow Award, has hotels in many areas of China to offer excellent service.

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Words Starting With

SSISIN

Words Ending With

ONOINO

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Sino-

Words Starting With S and Ending With -

Starts With S & Ends With OStarts With SI & Ends With OStarts With S & Ends With NO

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