Chinesenessn.
/ˌtʃʌɪˈniːznᵻs/, U.S. /ˌtʃaɪˈniznᵻs/ The quality or state of being Chinese, or of displaying Chinese characteristics.
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Sinicism1842
Chineseness1899
1899 St. James's Gaz. 11 Aug. 4/2 The music certainly adds to the curious beauty and grim Chineseness of the drama.
1976 C. A. Coppel in J. A. C. Mackie Chinese in Indonesia ii. 75 Older peranakans..often speak a mixture of Dutch and Indonesian and may paradoxically have a more strongly developed sense of Chineseness.
2018 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 12 Feb. 4 I always considered myself to be a Scouser, but during Chinese New Year my Chineseness came to the fore.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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