Chinesian

== English == === Etymology === From Chinese +‎ -ian, q.v. === Noun === Chinesian (plural Chinesians) (uncommon, now humorous) Synonym of Chinese, a citizen of China or an ethnic Chinese, particularly a Han Chinese person. === Proper noun === Chinesian (uncommon, now humorous) Synonym of Chinese, the people of China or the ethnic Chinese, particularly the Han Chinese. [c. 1615] 1707, Elisha Coles, A Dictionary, English-Latin and Latin-English..., s.v. "Sinae": Sinae, a People of Aſia beyond India without Ganges, called now Chineſians. === Adjective === Chinesian (comparative more Chinesian, superlative most Chinesian) (uncommon, now humorous) Synonym of Chinese, of or related to China, the Chinese, or their culture, particularly Han Chinese culture. [1625] === References === “Chinesian, n. & adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.