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Meaning of Shandonger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A native or inhabitant of Shandong, China.

Examples

“He ridiculed the ignorance of party officials, referring to them disparagingly as "this bunch of Shandongers" and so forth, who "don't know anything but live off the [Communist] party."”
“We can divide 1.3 billion people into different groups, say, geographically into thirty groups such as Henaners, Hebeiers, Shandongers, Shanxiers, Beijingers.”
“The internal forces, "famine, unrest, and overpopulation [...] summarized the hostile living environment, which trapped most Shandongers in abject poverty".”
“As I am a Shandonger, notorious for their stubborn northern accent, the comment I often received was 'How come you don't have an accent?'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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