Shanghai
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈʃæŋ.haɪ//
A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.
proper noun
- 1
A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.
In January 1901, we reached Japan where Mrs. Hoover remained for the winter while I went to Shanghai in search of a method of reaching North China. The Port of Taku being frozen and there being then no railway connection between Shanghai and the north, all communication had been suspended for the winter.
By the year 2000, Shanghai is scheduled to become an international center of commerce and finance; economic strategists predict that by 2010 the city will have become the world's largest trading center. This "secret capital" of China has set some ambitious goals for itself. The population is proudly celebrating their collective "coming out," and business is booming.
- 2
A major international port including the eastern coast of Shanghai Municipality and the northeastern islands of Zhejiang Province.
Etymology
c. 1840, likely from an English-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of Chinese 上海 (Shànghǎi), reinforced by Wade–Giles, Postal Romanization, and Hanyu Pinyin.
noun
- 1
Variant of shanghai in its various senses derived from the Chinese cityAlternative letter-case form of shanghai in its various senses derived from the Chinese city.
Forms
- plural
- Shanghais
Shanghai · A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.
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