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 Engl ...
, or Sina (), old Chinese form of the Sanskrit name Cina ()
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Shina (word), 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 Eng ...
, Latin name for China
Places
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Sina, Albania, or Sinë, village in Dibër County, Albania
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Sina, Iran ( fa, سينا, links=no), a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
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Sena, Iran (), 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
Varzaqan County ( fa, شهرستان ورزقان) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the c ...
, in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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Sina District
Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at above sea level which i ...
, in San Antonio de Putina Province, Peru
People
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Ali Sina (activist)
Ali Sina is the pseudonym of an Iranian-born Canadian ex-Muslim activist and critic of Islam. Sina is the founder of the anti-Muslim website WikiIslam and maintains a number of websites promoting what he refers to as "the truth" about Islam. H ...
, 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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Ibn Sīnā (c. 980 – 1037), Avicenna, a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist
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Elvis Sina
Elvis Sina (born 14 November 1978) is an Albanian former soccer-player. He has successfully played for Tirana in the Albanian Superliga, and for the Albania national team. He began his career as a midfielder, but as the years passed he was util ...
(born 1978), an Albanian soccer-player
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Jaren Sina (born 1994), Portugal-born American basketball player of Kosovar origin
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Melek Sina Baydur
Melek Sina Baydur (born 1948) is a Turkish retired diplomat and former ambassador of Turkey.
Melek Sina Baydur served as Ambassador of Turkey to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo between 03 January 2003 and 16 December 2005. Her next appointment ...
(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 in the National Assembly of Cambodia
The National Assembly ( km, រដ្ឋសភា, ) is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Cambodia. ...
, Cambodian politician
Companies
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Sina Corp
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 '' Southe ...
(), 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 ban ...
, 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 ...
, 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
* "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
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Sina-class fast attack craft, 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
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)
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Sino (disambiguation)
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Sino- prefix from Latin meaning China-
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