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shikumen

shikumen noun: an architectural style found in Shanghai, China, consisting of two or three floors and a front yard protected by high walls.

Noun

shikumen (uncountable)

  1. An architectural style found in Shanghai, China, consisting of two or three floors and a front yard protected by high walls.

Origin of shikumen

From Mandarin 石库门 (shíkùmén).

Questions about shikumen

What does shikumen mean?
Shikumen means an architectural style found in Shanghai, China, consisting of two or three floors and a front yard protected by high walls.
What part of speech is shikumen?
Shikumen is a noun.

Words near shikumen in the dictionary

  1. shiksehs
  2. shikses
  3. Shiksha
  4. shikshakarmi
  5. shikshakarmis
  6. shikumen
  7. Shilah
  8. shilajeet
  9. shilajit
  10. Shilan
  11. Shilbottle

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