What is the meaning of Shanghai?

noun

  • The largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.

verb

  • Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.
    • usage: "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
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