Sina may refer to:
Relating to China
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Chin (China)
The names of China include the many contemporary and historical appellations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as ''Zhōngguó'' (/, "middle country") in its national language, Standard Mandarin. China, the name in En ...
, or Sina (), old Chinese form of the Sanskrit name Cina ()
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Shina (word)
is a largely archaic Japanese name for China. The word was originally used neutrally in both the Chinese and Japanese languages, but came to be perceived as derogatory by the Chinese during the course of the Sino-Japanese Wars. As a result, ...
, or Sina ( ja, 支那, links=no), archaic Japanese word for China
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Sinae
The names of China include the many contemporary and historical appellations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as ''Zhōngguó'' (/, "middle country") in its national language, Standard Mandarin. China, the name in Engl ...
, Latin name for China
Places
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Sina, Albania, or Sinë, village in Dibër County, Albania
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Sina, Iran
Sina ( fa, سينا, also Romanized as Sīnā) is a village in Hombarat Rural District, in the Central District of Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...
( fa, سينا, links=no), a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
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Sena, Iran
Sena ( fa, سنا, also Romanized as Senā; also known as Sāna, Shenā, and Sina) is a village in Shonbeh Rural District, Shonbeh and Tasuj District, Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of ...
(), also romanized as Sina, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran
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Sina Rural District
Sina Rural District ( fa, دهستان سينا) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persi ...
, in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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Sina District, in San Antonio de Putina Province, Peru
People
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Ali Sina (activist), pseudonym of the founder of several anti-Islam and anti-Muslim websites
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Sina Ashouri
Sina Ashouri ( fa, سینا عشوری; born September 16, 1988) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Tractor and Zob Ahan among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League۱https://tractor.football/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A ...
(born 1988), an Iranian soccer-player
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Wynne (rapper) (born 1997), stage name of American rapper Sina Wynne Holwerda
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Ibn Sīnā
Ibn Sina ( fa, ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna (), was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic G ...
(c. 980 – 1037), Avicenna, a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist
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Elvis Sina (born 1978), an Albanian soccer-player
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Jaren Sina
Jaren Sina (born March 12, 1994) is an Kosovan-American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and George Washington Colonia ...
(born 1994), Portugal-born American basketball player of Kosovar origin
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Melek Sina Baydur (born 1948), Turkish retired woman diplomat and former Ambassador of Turkey
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Than Sina
Than Sina is a Cambodian politician. He was elected to represent Kampot Province
Kampot ( km, កំពត ) is a province in southwestern Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Koh Kong and Kampong Speu to the north, Takéo to the east, ...
, Cambodian politician
Companies
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Sina Corporation
Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. Sina was recognized by ''Souther ...
, Chinese online media company
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Sina Bank
Sina Bank ( fa, بانک سینا, ''Bank Sina'') is a private Iranian banking establishment offering retail, commercial and investment banking services. The company was established in 1985 as a part of the government's privatization of the banki ...
, a private Iranian bank
Art
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Sina and the Eel
Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology, which explains the origins of the first coconut tree.
In the Samoan language the legend is called ''Sina ma le Tuna.'' ''Tuna'' is the Samoan word for 'eel'.
The story is also well kno ...
, a Samoan myth of origin
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Society for Indecency to Naked Animals
The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, or SINA ronounced "sinna" was a satirical hoax concocted by serial prankster Alan Abel. The group used the language and rhetoric of conservative moralists for the ostensible aim of clothing "indecent ...
, a satirical hoax perpetuated by Alan Abel
* "Sina", a song by Brazilian singer
Djavan
Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Early life and career
Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD ...
* "Soulfood To Go (Sina)", English title of a cover of this song by
Manhattan Transfer (band)
The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music.
There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...
Military and government
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Sina-class fast attack craft
''Sina'' ( fa, سینا) is a class of upgraded developed by Iran.
History
One of major naval production projects in Iran, it delivered Iran's first ever domestically-built warship in 2003. Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at Observer Research Fo ...
, major Iranian naval production project
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Sina-1
''Sina-1'' ( fa, سینا ۱) is the first Iranian artificial satellite, launched at 6:52 UTC October 28, 2005 on board a Cosmos-3M Russian launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The rocket was also carrying a Russian military Mozhayets- ...
'', an Iranian satellite launched on a Russian rocket in October 2005
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''Sina 7'' (frigate), an Iranian frigate launched in November 2012
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Sichere Inter-Netzwerk Architektur, a German government cryptography system
See also
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Shina (disambiguation)
Shina may refer to:
* Shina language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
* Shina people, a Dardic ethnic group in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
People named Shina
* Shina Matsudo (born 1973), Japanese freestyle swimmer
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Sinai (disambiguation)
Sinai commonly refers to:
* Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
* Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
* Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God
Sinai may also refer to:
* Sinai, South Dakota, a place ...
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Sino (disambiguation)
Sino as a prefix generally refers to:
* China
* Chinese people
* Two Chinas
* Culture of China
* History of China
Sino may also refer to:
* Sino Group, a property company in Hong Kong
* Sino (Café Tacuba album), ''Sino'' (Café Tacuba album), t ...
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Sino-
The names of China include the many contemporary and historical appellations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as ''Zhōngguó'' (/, "middle country") in its national language, Standard Mandarin. China, the name in Engl ...
prefix from Latin meaning China-
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