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Definitions of shanghai in various dictionaries:
noun - the largest city of China
verb - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
To kidnap (a man) for compulsory service aboard a ship, especially after drugging him.
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Its status as a major port led to its English meaning, "to kidnap sailors" |
The Bund symbolizes this Chinese city's trading history |
It was a small town until the opening of foreign trade made it China's largest city |
China's Fertile Triangle lies between Nanjing, Hangzhou & this, the country's leading seaport |
On Oct. 16, 2010 over a million visitors attended the world expo in this Chinese city & no, they weren't kidnapped there |
Near the mouth of the Yangtze:Near 20 million |
Shanghai description |
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Shanghai (Chinese: ; Wu Chinese: Wu pronunciation; Mandarin: [â.xài] ( listen)) is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the second most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2017. It is a global financial centre and transport hub, with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits on the south edge of the estuary of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the East China coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.As a major administrative, shipping and trading city, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and recognition of its favourable port location and economic potential. The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade following the British victory over China in the First Opium War. The subsequent 1842 Treaty of Nanking and 1844 Treaty of |