1
: of, relating to, or native to Manchuria : manchu
2
: of, relating to, or being the subdivision of the Palaearctic region that includes Manchuria, northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan
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“Manchuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manchuria. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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Manchuria
geographical name
Man·chu·ria
man-ˈchu̇r-ē-ə 
region of northeastern China south of the Amur River including Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces and part of Inner Mongolia and bordering on Mongolia, Russia, and North Korea
Note: Manchuria was the original home of the Manchus.
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