Sinoxenic

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A form of Sino-Xenic — Related to pronunciations for reading Chinese in Japan, Korea and Vietnam, originating in medieval times and the source of large-scale borrowings of Chinese words into Japonic, Koreanic and Vietnamese languages, none of which are genetically related to Chinese (excluding Sinitic topolects).

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Meanings

adjectiveSinoxenic (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of Sino-Xenic.
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APA

Sinoxenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinoxenic

MLA

“Sinoxenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinoxenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinoxenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinoxenic.

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