Man·chu·ri·a (m n-ch r  - ) A region of northeast China comprising the modern-day provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning. It was the homeland of the Manchu people who conquered China in the 17th century and was hotly contested by the Russians and the Japanese in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chinese Communists gained control of the area in 1948. Man·chu ri·an adj. & n. |
Manchurian [mænˈtʃʊərɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Manchuria, a region of NE China, or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Manchuria
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| Adj. | 1. | Manchurian - of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture; "the Manchurian invasion" |
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