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English Dictionary: Shanghai by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shanghai
n
  1. the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
v
  1. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
    Synonym(s): shanghai, impress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shanghaied}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Shanghaiing}.]
      To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this
      condition. [Written also {shanghae}.] [Slang, U.S.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shanghai, VA
      Zip code(s): 23110
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