Féminin
China

China

Signification (Anglais)

China (a country in eastern Asia)

Concepts

Civilisation chinoise

République Populaire de Chine

Seminoles de Florida State

chine continentale

Chinne

Fréquence

B2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈʃĩ.nɐ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Perhaps from Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). Compare Malay Cina.

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