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Shanghai
('/S//&//N/h/aI/
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noun (n)
- the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship(verb.contact)Example:
The men were shanghaied after being drugged.
source: wordnet30 - To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.(verb)source: webster1913
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