Sinaic

Si·na·ic
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US/saɪˈnaɪ.ɪk/UK/sʌɪˈneɪ.ɪk/UK/sɪˈneɪ.ɪk/

adjective

Synonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt.

“Sinaic law... Sinaic covenant... Sinaic code...”

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Sinaiticof or related to Mount SinaiEgyptEast Asianwith especial focus on Chinese people and culture
First used 1769Scrabble 8

Meanings

Sinaic1

adjectiveSinaic (comparative more Sinaic, superlative most Sinaic)

comparative more Sinaic · superlative most Sinaic

  1. Synonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt.First known use 1769

    Sinaic law... Sinaic covenant... Sinaic code...

    Synonyms: Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt

Sinaic2

adjectiveSinaic (comparative more Sinaic, superlative most Sinaic)

comparative more Sinaic · superlative most Sinaic

  1. obsoleterareSynonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere.First known use 1872

    We will separate [the 'Yellow Race'] into three branches—the Hyperborean, the Mongolian, and the Sinaic branches.

    1872, Guillaume Louis Figuier, The Human Race, page 205

    Synonyms: East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt.

Similar
Sinaiticof or related to Mount SinaiEgypt

adjectiveSynonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere.

Similar
East Asianwith especial focus on Chinese people and culture
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Origin

Sinaic · adjective

From Sinai + -ic, q.v.

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Sinaic · adjective

  1. Frenchsinique
  2. EnglishSinaic

From Sinae + -ic, q.v., under influence of Judaic, Altaic, etc. and French sinique.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Sinaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinaic

MLA

“Sinaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinaic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinaic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinaic.

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