Mandchou

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A form of Manchu — A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

OriginFrench Mandchou →
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Meanings

nounMandchou (plural Mandchous)

plural Mandchous

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Manchu.
proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Manchu.

    The volume before us presents, first of all, a paradigma, or specimen sheet, on which each letter of the English alphabet, small and capital, written and printed, is accompanied by its pronunciation in Chinese phonetic signs, as well as in Mandchou letters.

    1844, John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, The Eclectic Magazine, page 569

Origin

  1. FrenchMandchou
  2. FrenchMandchou
  3. EnglishMandchou

Borrowed from French Mandchou.

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APA

Mandchou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandchou

MLA

“Mandchou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandchou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandchou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandchou.

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