Crossword clues for shina
Wikipedia
Shina can refer to:
- China
- Shina, a Japanese term for China
- Shina (Bloody Roar), Shina Gado, a character from the Bloody Roar video game series
- Shina people, Dardic people of Pakistani Gilgit Baltistan
- Shin of Hindukush
- Shina language, the principal language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan and some parts of Jammu and Kashmir
- Shina Matsudo, a Japanese freestyle swimmer
- S'hina, or Cholent, traditional Jewish stew
- Shina wood, a kind of plywood commonly used in printing
- D Shina an Indian academic, researcher and writer
is a largely archaic Japanese name for China. The word was originally used neutrally in both Chinese and Japanese, but came to be perceived as derogatory by the Chinese during the course of the Sino-Japanese Wars. As a result, it fell into disuse following the Second World War, was replaced by , and is now viewed as an offensive label by most Chinese.
Usage examples of "shina".
I am the sister of Hildur and Shina, the heir of the Mirror and the Quest.
I found Shina weeping bitterly, trying to shove her crumbling basket through a window.
I even put on my veil and went shopping in the market with Shina, but their idea of velvet is decidedly inferior.
I needed agents to release Shina from her locked room and give her all these gifts when the time was ripe.
When I was through with him, he sincerely believed Shina to be a baroness from the West, a distant relation from some cadet wing of the family that had never really existed.
Subtly, I guided the steps of Shina and the Prince until they were face to face.
Rassigart was charmed by this candid young ingenue, and Shina had already adored the Prince for weeks.
If Shina had to flee, it was better that she not leave too many traces.
The Prince was shining-eyed and reverent and Shina blushed like a ripe strawberry.
After the wedding, Princess Shina will dwell in my Palace and you will leave at once for your usual den of iniquity.
Life had carried us so far apart that Queen Shina and I had nothing to discuss.