Sinitic

[ si-nit-ik ]

noun
  1. a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture.

Origin of Sinitic

1
1890–95; <Late Latin Sīn(ae) the Chinese (see Sino-) + -itic

Words Nearby Sinitic

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British Dictionary definitions for Sinitic

Sinitic

/ (sɪˈnɪtɪk) /


noun
  1. a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, consisting of the various languages or dialects of Chinese: Compare Tibeto-Burman

adjective
  1. belonging or relating to this group of languages

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