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Shanghai
n. port city in eastern China
 
shanghai
v. kidnap and force to serve on a boat (Nautical); coerce, force, compel


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Shanghai
Shanghai (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Shànghǎi; Shanghainese: /zɑ̃'he/; abbreviation: ; nickname: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. Widely regarded as the citadel of China's modern economy, the city also serves as one of the nation's most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers. Administratively, Shanghai is a municipality of the People's Republic of China that has province-level status. Shanghai is also one of the world's busiest ports, and became the largest cargo port in the world in 2005.
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Shanghai
Noun
1. the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC

 
shanghai
Verb
1. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
(synonym) impress
(hypernym) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
(derivation) shanghaier, seizer
(classification) crime, law-breaking


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Shanghai
n. Shanghai, port city in eastern China

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Shanghai
(v. t.)
To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.
  
 
(n.)
A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
  

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