Meaning of SHANGHAI
| Pronunciation: | | 'shanghI, shanghI
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- [n] the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
- [v] take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, esp. on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
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| | See Also: | | abduct, China, city, Communist China, kidnap, mainland China, metropolis, nobble, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China, snatch, urban center | |
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| | Definition: | | Shanghai
Recounts the history of Shanghai, a main point of contact between China and the outside world, and a place with great contrasts, ruled by gangsters and the birthplace of the Communist Party in China. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. more details ... |
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\Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shanghaied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Shanghaiing}.]
To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this
condition. [Written also {shanghae}.] [Slang, U.S.]
\Shang`hai"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
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