Kinmenese

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The people of Kinmen islands. plural, plural-only

    "The Kinmenese would collect the shrapnel and make knives; the metal was strong and sharp enough to cut through almost anything."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Kinmen. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The variant of Hokkien spoken in Kinmen.

Example

More examples

"The Kinmenese would collect the shrapnel and make knives; the metal was strong and sharp enough to cut through almost anything."

Etymology

From Kinmen + -ese.

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