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Shanghailander

Shanghailander noun: an expat living in Shanghai, especially (historical) in its former international extraterritorial zones.

Noun

Shanghailander (plural Shanghailanders)

  1. (slang) An expat living in Shanghai, especially (historical) in its former international extraterritorial zones.

Forms of Shanghailander

pluralShanghailanders

Origin of Shanghailander

From Shanghai + highlander.

Questions about Shanghailander

What does Shanghailander mean?
Shanghailander means an expat living in Shanghai, especially (historical) in its former international extraterritorial zones.
What part of speech is Shanghailander?
Shanghailander is a noun.
What is the plural of Shanghailander?
The plural of Shanghailander is Shanghailanders.

Words near Shanghailander in the dictionary

  1. shanghaied
  2. shanghaier
  3. shanghaiers
  4. shanghaiing
  5. shanghaiings
  6. Shanghailander
  7. Shanghailanders
  8. Shanghainese
  9. shanghais
  10. Shanghang
  11. Shanghuan

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