Sinosphere
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Etymology
[edit]From Sino- + -sphere, coined by James Matisoff along with Indosphere in his 1990 article "On Megalocomparison".[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Sinosphere
- The area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.
Synonyms
[edit]- Sinesia (archaic)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
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References
[edit]- ^ Victor Mair (2012 November 8) “Sinophone and Sinosphere”, in Language Log[1], retrieved 23 April 2020