Serian

comparative more Serian · superlative most Serian · alternative Serean

1. archaichistoricalSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.First known use 1605

   Serian forests... Serian clothing... Serian insect...

   Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk

plural Serians · alternative Serean

1. archaichistoricalraresingularSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

   Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China

plural Serians · alternative Serean

1. archaichistoricalraresingularSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.First known use 1606

   On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence.

   1996, Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros, page 38

   Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China

1. rarehuman sciencesA proposed language family including Seri, more often considered an isolate or a member of the Hokan family.First known use 1915