Manchuria

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Manchooria, Mansiouria, Mandschuria, Mantchuria, Mantchooria === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/ enPR: măn-cho͝or′ē-ə enPR: măn-cho͝o′rē-ə === Proper noun === Manchuria A region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Manchuria. (historical) The area traditionally inhabited by the Manchu people and their Jurchen predecessors, in modern China and Russia. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Manchuria. (historical) Synonym of Manchukuo: a former puppet state of Imperial Japan. ==== Synonyms ==== (Northeastern China): Dongbei, Northeast, Inner Manchuria ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Holonyms ==== (traditional area): Tartary (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “Manchurian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. “Manchuria, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Manchuria”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Northeast”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[10], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2219, column 3: “Formerly called Manchuria.” == Asturian == === Proper noun === Manchuria f Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manˈt͡ʃuɾja/ [mãnʲˈt͡ʃu.ɾja] Rhymes: -uɾja Syllabification: Man‧chu‧ria === Proper noun === Manchuria f Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia) ==== Related terms ====