Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Θιν • ‎(Thin)

1. (culture, geography) Alternative form of Θῖναι : a people of East Asia usually identified as the southern Chinese; their homeland, China.
   • 1848, Samuel Wells Williams, The Middle Kingdom, Vol. II, p. 408:

     The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea, however, refers to the same land [sc., China] under the name Θὶν, or Thin, at perhaps an earlier date.

Derived terms

• (capital): Θῖναι ‎(Thînai)