Manchukuo
or Man·chou·kuo
[ man-choo-kwoh; Chinese mahn-joh-kwaw ]
/ ˈmænˈtʃuˈkwoʊ; Chinese ˈmɑnˈdʒoʊˈkwɔ /
noun
a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
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British Dictionary definitions for manchukuo
Manchukuo
Manchoukuo
/ (ˈmænˈtʃuːˈkwəʊ) /
noun
a former state of E Asia (1932–45), consisting of the three provinces of old Manchuria and Jehol
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