Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » Manchus

Manchus

Variant of Manchu

noun

pl. Manchus or Manchu a member of a people of Manchuria: the Manchus conquered China in 1643-44 and set up a dynasty that ruled until 1912
the Tungusic language of this people

adjective

of the Manchus or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

Manchester Mark I

Manchester operation

Manchester terrier