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TUNGUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Synonyms:
Evenki; Ewenki; Tungus; Tunguz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tungus" is a kind of...):
Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the Tungus speaking people who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
Synonyms:
Evenk; Tungus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tungus" is a kind of...):
Tungusic (any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)
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