Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manchuria

/mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
manchuria
IPA
/mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The area traditionally inhabited by the Manchu people and their Jurchen predecessors, in modern China and Russia.

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Etymology

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.

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Manchooria (alternative) Mansiouria (alternative) Mandschuria (alternative) Mantchuria (alternative) Mantchooria (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce manchuria?
The recorded pronunciation is /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/.
What does manchuria mean?
A region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia.
Where does manchuria come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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