Chinian

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Chinian

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From China + -ian. Superseded by Chinese.

adjective

  1. archaic, not comparable Chinese. There is also great store of siluer, whereof (that I may omit other arguments) it is no small demonstration, that euery yeere there are brought into the citie commonly called Cantam by the Portugal marchants to buie wares, at the least 400 Sestertium thereof, and yet nothing in a maner is conueied o

    Similar: Chinish

noun Chinians

  1. archaic Chinese. Neither are these golden loaues onely bought by the Portugals, but also great plentie of gold-twine and leaues of gold : for the Chinians can very cunningly beate extenuate gold into plates and leaues.

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@misc{chinian_2026,
  title = {Chinian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chinian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}