noun
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
• Syn: ↑Qing, ↑Qing dynasty, ↑Ch'ing dynasty, ↑Manchu, ↑Manchu dynasty
• Hypernyms: ↑dynasty
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\\ˈchiŋ\ nounUsage: often capitalized
: a vivid blue that is redder and duller than Cleopatra and greener and duller than ultramarine
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/ching/, n.
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Ch'ing or Ching «chihng», noun.
the dynasty of the Manchus, from 1644 to 1912. It was the last dynasty of the Chinese Empire. Also, Ta Ch'ing.
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variant spelling of Qing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.