• Nanjingese

    Origin

    From , after Chinese, Shanghainese, etc.

    Full definition of Nanjingese

    Noun

    Nanjingese

    (plural only)
    1. The people of Nanjing, China, (particularly) the local Chinese of the area.

    Synonyms

    • (people) Nanjinger singular noun; individual & sometimes specifically foreign

    Proper noun

    Nanjingese

    (plural Nanjingeses)
    1. The language of the people of Nanjing, particularly
      1. Synonym of Jianghuai Mandarin generally.
      2. The specific dialect of Jianghuai Mandarin spoken in Nanjing.
      3. (historical) The dialect(s) of Wu formerly used by the people of Nanjing.

    Adjective

    Nanjingese

    1. Of or related to Nanjing, China.
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