MANCHU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Manchu mean? 

• MANCHU (noun)
  The noun MANCHU has 3 senses:

1. a member of the Manchu speaking people of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century

2. 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

3. the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu

  Familiarity information: MANCHU used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANCHU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Manchu speaking people of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Manchu" is a kind of...):

Tungusic (any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Ch'ing; Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu; Manchu dynasty; Qing; Qing dynasty

Hypernyms ("Manchu" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Manchu" is a kind of...):

Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)