Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people native to Manchuria who ruled China during the Qing dynasty.
- noun The Tungusic language of the Manchu.
- adjective Of or relating to the Manchu or their language or culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An East Indian cargo-boat, ordinarily with a single mast and a square sail, much used on the Malabar coast.
- noun One of a race, belonging to the Tungusic branch of the Ural-Altaic family, from which Manchuria takes its name, and which conquered China in the seventeenth century.
- noun The native language of Manchuria.
- Of or pertaining to the Manchus, their country (Manchuria), or their language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people ofManchuria . - noun obsolete A person belonging to the
Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) ofChina . - proper noun The
indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken inManchuria . - proper noun obsolete The
Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty). - adjective
Manchurian , referring to the Manchu(rian) people. - adjective
Manchurian , referring to the Manchu language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled 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
- noun the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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After elaborate preparations which extended over more than two years, at the beginning of which (1616) the term Manchu (etymology unknown) was definitively adopted as a national title, Nurhachu, in 1618, drew up a list of grievances against the Chinese, under which he declared that his people had been and were still suffering, and solemnly committed it to the flames, -- a recognised method of communication with the spirits of heaven and earth.
China and the Manchus Herbert Allen Giles 1890
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The Terror of Fu Manchu is the title of a forthcoming authorized Fu Manchu novel expected to relaunch the series by William Patrick Maynard.
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Fu-Manchu is in a bit of trouble with them himself, it seems.
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Fu-Manchu is in a bit of trouble with them himself, it seems.
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Fu-Manchu is back, and he has added to his collection of marauding monkey-like miscreants, and obtained a baboon killer.
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Fu-Manchu is back, and he has added to his collection of marauding monkey-like miscreants, and obtained a baboon killer.
Archive 2007-03-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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If he had done so he might have established a beachhead in Manchu territory and cut off Qing supply lines. 26 Indeed, he probably could have counted on popular support in the region, since the Manchus had made enemies during their ruthless sacking of Yangzhou.
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The name Manchu, in fact, according to some scholars, derives from Manjushri.
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The pre-Manchus were a rag-tag ensemble of unified border tribes, Nikans and pre-Koreans who became united under the imagined community called Manchu by Nurhaci.
Hartzell and Lin lose on appeal Michael Turton 2009
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The name Manchu perhaps contributed to this belief.] [Footnote 52: It is described as a Svayambhû or spontaneous manifestation of the Âdi-Buddha.] [Footnote 53: Sanskrit, Maitreya; Pali, Metteyya; Chinese, Mi-li;
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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