Manchuria

geographical name

Man·​chu·​ria man-ˈchu̇r-ē-ə How to pronounce Manchuria (audio)
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.

Manchurian adjective or noun

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“Manchuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manchuria. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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