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cantonese

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Can⋅ton⋅ese

  [kan-tn-eez, -ees] noun, plural -ese, adjective
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–noun
1. a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
2. a native or inhabitant of Canton, China.
–adjective
3. pertaining to Canton, China, its inhabitants, or their language.
Origin:
1855–60; Canton + -ese
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Can·ton·ese   (kān'tə-nēz', -nēs')   
n.  The variety of Chinese spoken in and around Guangzhou (formerly Canton), China.
Can'ton·ese' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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