Miao
Miao noun: the Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
Noun
Miao pl (plural only)
- The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
- With the help of KMT Miao representatives like Shi Honggui, Changsha drew up its plans for a permanent advance into the West: the Reconstruction Program of July 3, 1936, which called on the Miao people to learn Chinese, intermarry with the Han, and give up their traditional sacrifices, “undesirable...1987, Jeffrey C. Kinkley, “Fighting for Autonomy”, in The Odyssey of Shen Congwen, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 239
Proper noun
Miao
- The languages of the Miao.
- A surname from Chinese.
Miao meaning in Tamil
Miao in Tamil
- தென்கிழக்குச் சீனம், தாய்லாந்து
Forms of Miao
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Origin of Miao
From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).
Words formed from Miao
- Black Miao
- Hei-Miao
- Horned Miao
- Small Flowery Miao
Phrases with Miao
Questions about Miao
- What does Miao mean?
- Miao means the Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
- What is Miao in Tamil?
- Miao in Tamil is தென்கிழக்குச் சீனம், தாய்லாந்து. See Miao meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Miao?
- Miao can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near Miao in the dictionary
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