Quanzhounese

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noun

A person from Quanzhou.

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Meanings

nounQuanzhounese (plural Quanzhounese)
  1. in pluralA person from Quanzhou.

    I, a Quanzhounese, am half Kinmenese as well. In the past two to three years, I've been here nine times. Every trip to Taipei was for coming to Kinmen.[…]

    2006, Cai Guo-Qiang, Guoqiang Cai, Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art, Kinmen Island: A Permanent Sanctuary for Art in a Demilitarized Zone
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    According to Chinese government statistics, there are more than two million Quanzhounese living abroad today - which compares to just half a million remaining in the entire municipal area.

    2008, David Leffman, Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 5th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 543

Origin

From Quanzhou + -n- + -ese.

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