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Quanzhounese

Quanzhounese noun: a person from Quanzhou.

Noun

Quanzhounese (plural Quanzhounese)

  1. (in plural) A person from Quanzhou.
    • According to Chinese government statistics, there are more than two million Quanzhounese living abroad today - which compares to just half a million remaining in the entire municipal area.2008, David Leffman, Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 5th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 543
    • I, a Quanzhounese, am half Kinmenese as well. In the past two to three years, I've been here nine times. Every trip to Taipei was for coming to Kinmen.[…]2006, Cai Guo-Qiang, Guoqiang Cai, Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art, Kinmen Island: A Permanent Sanctuary for Art in a Demilitarized Zone

Forms of Quanzhounese

pluralQuanzhounese

Origin of Quanzhounese

From Quanzhou + -n- + -ese.

Questions about Quanzhounese

What does Quanzhounese mean?
Quanzhounese means a person from Quanzhou.
What part of speech is Quanzhounese?
Quanzhounese is a noun.
What is the plural of Quanzhounese?
The plural of Quanzhounese is Quanzhounese.

Words near Quanzhounese in the dictionary

  1. Quantung
  2. quantuplicities
  3. quantuplicity
  4. Quanya
  5. Quanzhou
  6. Quanzhounese
  7. Quao
  8. Quaoar
  9. quap
  10. quapa
  11. quapas

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