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Etymology

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From Sino- +‎ Tibetan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɪnəʊtɪˈbɛtən/, /ˌsɪnəʊtɪˈbɛtən/

Adjective

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Sino-Tibetan (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, both China and Tibet
    Sino-Tibetan relations are more complicated than the media portrays.
  2. (linguistics) Of the Sino-Tibetan languages, one of the major language families.
    Synonym: Trans-Himalayan
    Mandarin, Burmese and Tibetan all belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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