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Ming dynasty en · PROPN

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 明朝 (Míngcháo).

Meanings

1. A Chinese dynasty that lasted from 1368–1644 C.E.
   • The Outer city, also known as the Chinese city, was added during the reign of the emperor Chia Ching (1522-66) of the Ming dynasty. It is in the form of an oblong adjoining the Inner city. with walls 14 mi. in length, including 4 mi. of the southern wall of the Inner city. 1968, “PEKING (PEIPING)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 532, column 1:

Forms

Translations (10)

fi Ming-dynastia (Chinese dynasty) · mnc ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ (Chinese dynasty) · mnc ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (Chinese dynasty) · es dinastía Ming (Chinese dynasty) · ko 명나라 (Chinese dynasty) · ru Мин (Chinese dynasty) · ug مىڭ سۇلالىسى (Chinese dynasty) · cmn 明朝 (Chinese dynasty) · ru дина́стия Мин (Chinese dynasty) · mnc ᠮᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (Chinese dynasty)