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Definition of: Manchu
(man·ch′, man′ch) noun
1. One of a Mongoloid people that conquered China in 1643 and established the dynasty overthrown in 1912.
2. The language of this people, belonging to the Manchu-Tungusic subfamily of Altaic languages.
—adjective Of or pertaining to Manchuria, its people, or its language. Also Man·choo′. [<Manchu, lit., pure]
—Man·chu′ri·an (-chr′ē·ən) adjective & noun
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