Manchuria

[ man-choor-ee-uh ]

noun
  1. a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).

Other words from Manchuria

  • Man·chu·ri·an, adjective, noun
  • trans-Man·chu·ri·an, adjective

Words Nearby Manchuria

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How to use Manchuria in a sentence

  • Concerning Manchuria and all the issues involved in the present struggle for its possession, all kinds of misconceptions are rife.

British Dictionary definitions for Manchuria

Manchuria

/ (mænˈtʃʊərɪə) /


noun
  1. a region of NE China, historically the home of the Manchus, rulers of China from 1644 to 1912: includes part of Inner Mongolia and the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning. Area: about 1 300 000 sq km (502 000 sq miles)

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