Manchu
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Manchu /manˈtʃuː/
▶noun
- 1 a member of a people originally living in Manchuria, who formed the last imperial dynasty of China (1644–1912).
- 2 the Tungusic language of the Manchus.
– origin the name in Manchu, lit. ‘pure’.
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