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Chang-hai
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Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Shanghai alt-of, alternative, obsolete
"Silk ſtuffs, lacquer-ware, ink, paper, and, in general, every thing that comes from Nan-king, as well as from the other cities of the province, are much more eſteemed, and fetch a higher price, than thoſe brought from the neighbouring provinces. In the village of Chang-hai alone, and the villages dependent on it, there are reckoned to be more than 200,000 weavers of common cotton cloths."
Etymology
A French-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 上海 (Shànghǎi).
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