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Szechwanese
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English
Alternative forms
en Sichuanese Szechuanese
Etymology
From en Szechwan -ese.
Adjective
en dated Of or relating to the province of Szechwan in China.
en 1942 March Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway Railway Magazine 88 "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face.
Noun
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en dated The people of Szechwan.
en 1942 March Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway Railway Magazine 88 At this the Szechwanese rebelled, and, as the time was ripe, their action led to a nationwide revolt.