Manchu

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manchu \Man*chu"\, a. [Written also Manchoo, Mantchoo, etc.]
     Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. -- n. A
     native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken
     by the Manchus.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Manchu
       n 1: a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race 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 [syn: {Qing}, {Qing dynasty},
           {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu dynasty}]
       3: the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu people