Chinae

A modification of Sīnae to match the initial consonant found in many European languages.

Chīnae f pl (genitive Chīnārum); first declension

1. (Renaissance Latin, New Latin) Alternative form of Sīnae (“China, or the Chinese people”)

Usage of this form is rare from the 19th century onward, as the original classical form was considered more standard.

First-declension noun, plural only.