what does Shanghai mean?
SHANGHAI as NOUN
- Meaning
- the largest city of China
- located in the east on the Pacific
- one of the largest ports in the world
Hypernyms(s) Shanghai is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SHANGHAI as VERB
- Meaning
- take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
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Usage Example(s)
- The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Hypernyms(s) shanghai is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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