Manchuria

American  

[man-choor-ee-uh] / mænˈtʃʊər i ə /

noun

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

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Manchuria British  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• Manchurian
  adjective
• trans-Manchurian
  adjective

Example Sentences

As the head of Japan’s Kwantung army in Manchuria, he flouted orders from Tokyo and maneuvered the government into an aggressive foreign policy that culminated in all-out war with China in 1937.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The date of release – 18 September – is the day Japan attempted its first invasion of Manchuria.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Choo’s new novel takes place in the early 20th century, as a woman named Ah San stalks someone, frequently encountering shape-shifting foxes during her wintry journey across Manchuria.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

But some believe that the Soviet invasion of Manchuria was equally significant, and Oppenheimer himself was one who believed that the second bombing of Nagasaki was unnecessary to force Tokyo’s surrender.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023

At the time no one even knew for certain that the footlights ought to be up; all there was then was Manchuria, the shock that in a way was no shock.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen