Manchu Definition

măncho͝o, măn-cho͝o
manchus
noun
A member of a people of Manchuria: the Manchus conquered China in 1643-44 and set up a dynasty that ruled until 1912
Webster's New World
The Tungusic language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the Manchus or their language or culture.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Manchu

Noun

Singular:
Manchu
Plural:
manchus

Origin of Manchu

  • Manchu manju

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Manchu Sentence Examples

  • Manchu, as has been said, is not the name of the country but of the people who inhabit it.

  • Nothing is recorded of the facts of Aisin Gioro's reign except that he named the people over whom he reigned Manchu, or " Pure."

  • Under Manchu rule the aimaks became converted into the same number of military corps, each composed of so many hoshuns as military units.

  • Four Manchu tsian-tsuns, or governor-generals, acted as chiefs of the troops, and the prince of each aimak, nominated from Peking, was considered as the lieutenant or assistant of his respective Manchu chief.

  • The hoshuns were subject to their own princes, each of whom had a military adviser, generally a Manchu.

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