Fuzhounese /ˌfud͡ʒoʊˈniz/adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Of, from or pertaining to Fuzhou.Since the early 1980s, Fuzhounese immigrants have been the primary force behind the transformation and revitalization of New York's Chinatown. — 2013 noun[in the plural]1 •An inhabitant of Fuzhou; a person of Fuzhounese descent.A sixth wave, largely visible to the public, if not to the Fuzhounese themselves, is made up of children born in the United States but sent back to China as infants. — 2003 formsmore Fuzhounese · most Fuzhounese