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Manchuria
Manchuria
See also: Manchúria
English
Proper noun
Manchuria
- The historical name of a former region of north-east China, where the Qing Dynasty originated. Currently divided into regions corresponding to the historic names Inner Manchuria and Outer Manchuria.
- A former state in East Asia ruled by the Qing Dynasty, which became incorporated into the Chinese state when the Qing conquered China.
- The area traditionally inhabitted by ethnic Manchus and their predecessors, the Jurchen.
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