Manchu
['mæntʃu:]
Definition
(noun.) the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu.
(noun.) a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century.
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.
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Definition
n. one of the race from which Manchuria took its name and which governed China in the 17th century.—adj. of or pertaining to Manchuria or to its inhabitants.
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Examples
- It was the Manchus who obliged the Chinese to wear pig-tails as a mark of submission. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was the Manchus who imposed the pigtail as a mark of political loyalty upon the Chinese population. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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