sinaean means synonym of Chinese. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.
adj
- Synonym of Chinese.“...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.”
- Synonym of East Asian or Chinese-like.“The nations belonging to the Sinæan branch... have not the features of the Yellow Race so well defined as those belonging to the Mongolian branch.”
name
- Synonym of Chinese.“...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.”
noun
- Synonym of Chinese.“...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.”