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Wuhanese

Wuhanese adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Wuhan, China.

Adjective

Wuhanese (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of, from, or pertaining to Wuhan, China.
    Synonyms:
    Wuhanic

Noun

Wuhanese (plural Wuhanese)

  1. (rare) A person from Wuhan, China.
    • Within China, Wuhanese have become feared and discriminated against because of the epidemic. Yet the vast majority of people in Wuhan as well as the rest of China stick to meals of grains, tofu, pork and veg.2020 May 15, Yuan Yang, “Letter from China: Sichuan goes with the flow”, in Financial Times
    Synonyms:
    Wuhanite

Proper noun

Wuhanese

  1. (rare) The dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Wuhan, Tianmen and surrounding areas in Hubei.
  2. (rare) The people of Wuhan, Hubei, China

Synonyms of Wuhanese

Forms of Wuhanese

pluralWuhanese

Origin of Wuhanese

From Wuhan + -ese.

Questions about Wuhanese

What does Wuhanese mean?
Wuhanese means of, from, or pertaining to Wuhan, China.
What part of speech is Wuhanese?
Wuhanese can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Wuhanese in the dictionary

  1. Wuhan flu
  2. Wuhan pneumonia
  3. Wuhan shake
  4. Wuhan shakes
  5. Wuhan virus
  6. Wuhanese
  7. Wuhanian
  8. Wuhanians
  9. wuhanic
  10. wuhanic acid
  11. Wuhanite

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