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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:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tungus" is a kind of...):

Tungusic (any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)

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