Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A custom or trait peculiar to the Chinese.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Chinese manners, customs, and principles collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Ethnol.) Anything peculiar to the Chinese; esp., a Chinese peculiarity in manners or customs.
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- noun
Chinese culture orcustom - noun A Chinese
word orphrase that has entered theEnglish language
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Sinic, Chinese, from Medieval Latin Sīnicus, from Late Latin Sīnae, the Chinese; see Sino–.]
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Sinic + -ism
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Examples
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Pan-Sinicism is just as problematic as pan-Germanism.
Ma on Cross Strait Relations Michael Turton 2009
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Pan-Sinicism is just as problematic as pan-Germanism.
Ma on Cross Strait Relations Michael Turton 2009
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Alexander suggests that "anti-Sinicism" has played a much more active role in the turbulent events of the area than has been generally recognized.
Short Reviews Editors, The 1974
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Mophono's Halftone Society - Sinicism (Natural Self Remix) (2010, The Sinicism EP, Bastard Jazz)
Chezlubacov Lubacov 2010
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