Meanings
plural Wuhanites
- A person from Wuhan, China.
On Chinese social media, holed-up Wuhanites showed how they were coping in videos that quickly went viral. Neighbors exchanged meat for vegetables out of their high-rise windows. Aunties sat around a mah-jongg table placing bets with their prized protective face masks instead of cash.
2020 January 28, “Concern — and boredom — mount for those trapped at the center of the coronavirus outbreak”, in The Washington PostSynonyms: Wuhanese
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from Wuhan, China.
Origin
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Wuhanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhanite
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