Serian meaning (archaic): definition, etymology and quotations

Serian

adj

US /ˈsiɹi.ən/ · UK /ˈsɪɹi.ən/

Etymology From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.

Archaic, Historical Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.

Serian forests... Serian clothing... Serian insect...

Derived terms: Serian worm

Serian

noun

Etymology From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.

Archaic, Historical, Rare Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence.1996, Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros, page 38:

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