Sinosphere

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Sinosphere

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

proper noun

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

    Similar: Sinesia

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name Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture

Españolsinoesfera
한국어한자 문화권 hanja munhwagwon
日本語漢字文化圏
中文中華文化圈 /中华文化圈 Zhōnghuá wénhuàquān, 漢字文化圈 /汉字文化圈 hànzì wénhuàquān
Portuguêssinosfera
Françaissinosphère
DeutschSinosphäre
Italianosinosfera
Tiếng Việtvùng văn hoá chữ Hán, vùng văn hoá Á Đông, vùng văn hoá Đông Á

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@misc{sinosphere_2026,
  title = {Sinosphere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinosphere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}