Chekiangese

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Zhejiangese (“Of, from, or pertaining to the province or people of Zhejiang (Chekiang), China”). alt-of, alternative, in-plural

    "Like Chou, Shao Yüan-ch'ung was from Chekiang. The three Chekiangese had had a long-standing association going back to the days of Chiang's association with Ch'en Ch'i-mei."

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"Like Chou, Shao Yüan-ch'ung was from Chekiang. The three Chekiangese had had a long-standing association going back to the days of Chiang's association with Ch'en Ch'i-mei."

Etymology

From Chekiang + -ese.

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