"Fujianese" meaning in English

See Fujianese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Fujianese [comparative], most Fujianese [superlative]
Etymology: From Fujian + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fujian|ese}} Fujian + -ese Head templates: {{en-adj}} Fujianese (comparative more Fujianese, superlative most Fujianese)
  1. Of or relating to the province of Fujian in China.
    Sense id: en-Fujianese-en-adj-~b2O-ZWy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Fukienese

Noun

Forms: Fujianese [plural]
Etymology: From Fujian + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fujian|ese}} Fujian + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|Fujianese}} Fujianese (plural Fujianese)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from Fujian. Tags: in-plural Synonyms: Hokkien [dated]
    Sense id: en-Fujianese-en-noun-1HxuBjYg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ese: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Hyponyms: Hokkien, Fukien, Fookien, Hoklo, Hokchiu, Hokchew, Foochow, Foochownese, Hokchia, Hockchia, Hinghwa, Henghua
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Fukienese

Alternative forms

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