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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who admires China, its people, or its culture.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who loves or admires the Chinese; an admirer of the Chinese nation or of Chinese civilization.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who loves the country, culture, or people of China.

Etymologies

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From Sino- + -phile

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