Shanghainese

Shanghainese
Shang·hai·nese (shăng'hī-nēzʹ, -nēsʹ, shäng'-) adj.
Of or relating to the city of Shanghai.
n. pl. Shanghainese
1. A native or inhabitant of Shanghai.
2. The variety of Chinese spoken in Shanghai.
  [Shanghai1 + -nese(as in Chinese).]

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