Sinosphere
English
editEtymology
editFrom Sino- + -sphere, coined by James Matisoff along with Indosphere in his 1990 article "On Megalocomparison".[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSinosphere
- The area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.
Synonyms
edit- Sinesia (archaic)
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editArea 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