Sinesian

== English == === Etymology === From Sinese +‎ -ian. Compare earlier Chinesian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaɪniːziən/, /ˈsɪniːziən/ === Adjective === Sinesian (not comparable) (archaic) Synonym of Chinese or Chinese-like, of, related to, or similar to Chinese people, things, or culture. [1875] (archaic, now rare) Synonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere. [1899] 1899 April, Frederick Victor Dickins, "The Origins of the Japanese State", The English Historical Review, No. LIV, p. 226: The almost total absence of the warrior-spirit from the poetry of the Far East is a remarkable fact in the history of Sinesian civilisation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “Sinesian, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.