Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun manchu

3 senses of manchu

Sense 1
Manchu -- (a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century)
       => Tungusic -- (any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)

Sense 2
Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty -- (the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu)
       => dynasty -- (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

Sense 3
Manchu -- (the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu)
       => Tungusic, Tungusic language -- (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)