English

C-

Chinese; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of China.

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    Origin

    Clipping of Chinese.

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    • derivedEnglishChinese “Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.”
      • partEnglishChina “A cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, a…”
        • borrowedPortugueseChina
        • derivedJapanese知名
      • derivedEnglish蘇
      • suffixEnglish-ese “Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or count…”
        • inheritedMiddle English-eys

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