Manchuria

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Manchuria

/mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/

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Probably originally a backformation from Manchurian (“of or relating to the Manchus”), from Dutch Mansiourische, from Mansiouwer (“a Manchu”) + -isch (“-ish: forming adjectives”), possibly as a calque of Japanese 満州 (まんしゅう, Manshū, “Manchuria; Manchurian”). Equivalent to New Latin and English Manchu + -ia, with the r added for ease of pronunciation under the influence of names like Etruria, Liguria, &c. Cf. French Mandchourie, German Mandschurei, &c. Further popularized by Philipp von Siebold's early-19th-century Dutch translations of Japanese maps employing the term, replacing the earlier and vaguer Tartary, Eastern Tartary, Chinese Tartary, &c.

proper noun Manchooria · Mansiouria · Mandschuria · Mantchuria · Mantchooria

A region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia. The senior Japanese commanders and all ground, sea, air and auxiliary forces within Manchuria, Korea north of 38 north latitude and Karafuto shall surrender to the Commander in Chief of Soviet Forces in the Far East. (General Order No. 1, 1945)
historical The area traditionally inhabited by the Manchu people and their Jurchen predecessors, in modern China and Russia. The east coast of Manchuria is generally high and rocky.
historical Synonym of Manchukuo: a former puppet state of Imperial Japan.
Similar: Manchukuo

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name historical region in Northeast Asia

Español	Manchuria
한국어	만주 Manju
日本語	満洲 Manshū, 満州 Manshū, 関東 Kantō
中文	滿洲 /满洲 Mǎnzhōu, 關東 /关东 Guāndōng, 東三省 /东三省 Dōngsānshěng
हिन्दी	मंचूरिया mañcūriyā
Kiswahili	Manchuria
Português	Manchúria
Français	Mandchourie
Deutsch	Mandschurei
Italiano	Manciuria
Ελληνικά	Μαντζουρία Mantzouría
Română	Manciuria
Русский	Маньчжу́рия Manʹčžúrija
Tiếng Việt	Mãn Châu
العربية	مَنْشُورِيَا manšūriyā
עברית	מנצ׳וריה manchuriya

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@misc{manchuria_2026,
  title = {Manchuria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manchuria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}