Definitions of Manchu
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a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th centurytype of:Tungusicany member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family
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the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu
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the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchusynonyms: Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, Qing, Qing dynastytype of:dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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