Manchu meaning

măn'cho͝o, măn-cho͝o'
A member of a people native to Manchuria who ruled China during the Qing dynasty.
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The Tungusic language of the Manchu.
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Of or relating to the Manchu or their language or culture.
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A member of a people of Manchuria: the Manchus conquered China in 1643-44 and set up a dynasty that ruled until 1912
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The Tungusic language of this people.
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Of the Manchus or their language or culture.
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Origin of manchu

  • Manchu manju
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Manchu Sentence Examples

  • Thus some writers talk of the Manchu Tatars.

  • The predatory habits of the Turkish, Mongolian and Manchu population of northern Asia, and their irruptions into other parts of the continent and into Europe, have produced very remarkable results in the history of the world.

  • Manchu, as has been said, is not the name of the country but of the people who inhabit it.

  • Nothing is recorded of the facts of Aisin Gioro's reign except that he named the people over whom he reigned Manchu, or " Pure."

  • Under Manchu rule the aimaks became converted into the same number of military corps, each composed of so many hoshuns as military units.

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