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Manchurian

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Etymology

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Manchuria +‎ -an

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  • IPA(key): /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/

Adjective

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Manchurian (comparative more Manchurian, superlative most Manchurian)

  1. Pertaining to Manchuria.
    • 1967, Henry McAleavy, “The Second Opium War”, in The Modern History of China‎[1], Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91:
      But a fait accompli even more spectacular than this awaited the Chinese. For the naval officer Nevelskoi had surveyed the Manchurian coast down to the Korean border and had urged successfully that this, too, as far inland as the Ussuri River, must be included in the Tsar’s dominions. At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei with its harbour would make a splendid port.

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Noun

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Manchurian (plural Manchurians)

  1. An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

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