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Language: French
Origin: Late Latin Sinae 'Chinese'

Sino-

 prefix
     
Related topics: Nationality and Race
Sino- [in nouns and adjectives]
1SAN Chinese and something else:
Sino-Japanese trade
2 relating to China:
a sinologist (=someone who studies Chinese culture, language, history etc)
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