Sinosphere (disambiguation)
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The term Sinosphere usually refers to a cultural zone in East Asia and Southeast Asia that has been significantly influenced by Chinese culture.
It may also refer to:
- Sinophone world, the area (mostly East Asia and Southeast Asia) in which Chinese languages are spoken by the majority or a significant number of people
- Sinosphere (linguistics), James Matisoff's name for the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area
- Sinocentrism, an ideology that the lands which make up China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world
- Greater China, a geographical region comprising mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
