English Explanatory Dictionary

Sinosphere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Sinosphere

Etymology

From Sino- + -sphere, coined by James Matisoff along with Indosphere in his 1990 article "On Megalocomparison".

Synonyms

Sinesia

Derived words

Sinospheric
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