Manchuria
/mænˈtʃʊə.ri.ə/noun
A historical and geographic region in Northeast Asia, now mainly in northeastern China.
Did you know?The English name 'Manchuria' was popularized through European and Japanese usage in the 19th century, while the indigenous peoples of the region did not originally call it by that name.
Etymological Timeline
17th Century
Manchu
manju
“The ethnonym for the Manchu people, whose language and identity are at the root of the later regional name.”
Late 17th–18th Century
Japanese/European
Manshū / Mantchou
“Adapted forms used by outsiders to refer to the Manchu homeland or territory associated with the Manchu people.”
19th Century
English
Manchuria
“A European-derived regional name for northeast Asia under Qing and later geopolitical frameworks.”
Modern English
English
Manchuria
“The established English name for the historical region in Northeast Asia.”