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manchu

Man.chu \'man-(.)chu:, man-'\ n or Manchu or Manchus pl  1: a member of the 
   native Mongolian race of Manchuria that is related to th e Tungus, was 
   orig. nomad but conquered China and established a dynasty there in 1644, 
   and has largely assimilated Chinese culture 2: the Tungusic language of the 
   Manchu people  - Manc.hu aj