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serican

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Adj — Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

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From Latin Sēricānus, from Sērica (“Serica, China, ancient northern China”) + -ānus (“-an”), from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Serica + -an. Doublet of Seric.

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