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-ese

Suffix

Meaning

Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
Viennese waltz (sausage, etc), Maltese falcon, Chinese, Togolese, Beninese, Congolese, Milanese, Parmese, Japanese, Faroese, Portuguese, Vietnamese

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession or in a particular context.
‎journal + ‎-ese → ‎journalese
‎legal + ‎-ese → ‎legalese
‎translation + ‎-ese → ‎translationese

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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