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Qing dynasty
//t͡ʃɪŋ ˌdaɪnəsti// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The last dynasty of China, lasting from 1644 to 1912 C.E.
"A farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan ($315,000) has been sentenced to 13 - 1/2 years in prison for fraud, a court said."
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Qing dynasty. alt-of
- 2 the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu wordnet
Etymology
Partial calque from Chinese 清朝 (Qīngcháo).
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