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Shanghai Definition–verb (used with object), -haied, -hai⋅ing. Nautical. | to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. | |
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China Definition–noun | 1. | a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. | | 3. | plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. | | 4. | figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material, collectively: a collection of china. | | 5. | Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a playing marble of china, or sometimes of porcelain or glass. | –adjective | 7. | indicating the twentieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. | |
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Hotel Definition–noun | 1. | a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public. | | 2. | (initial capital letter
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) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles. | | 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter H. | |
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