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Etymology of the English word chinese
the English word
chinese
derived from the English word
China
using the English suffix
-ese
derived from the Old French suffix
-eis
derived from the Latin suffix
-ensis
derived from the Mandarin Chinese word
Hàn
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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