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Oroqen

Oroqen noun: a member of an ethnic group inhabiting parts of Northern China.

Noun

Oroqen (plural Oroqens or Oroqen)

  1. A member of an ethnic group inhabiting parts of Northern China.
    • At present, 56 nationalities including the Hans have been identified in China. They differ greatly in size, The Hans are the most numerous — more numerous than all the rest put together. They constitute 94 per cent of China’s population. All the rest combine to make up just six per cent. This is...1981, Fei Hsiao Tung, “China's National Minorities—An Introductory Survey”, in Toward a People's Anthropology [迈向人民的人类学] (China Study Series), New World Press, →OCLC, pages 23–24

Proper noun

Oroqen

  1. A Northern Tungusic language spoken by these people.
  2. An autonomous banner in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.

Adjective

Oroqen (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to the Oroqen people.
  2. Of or related to the Oroqen language.

Synonyms of Oroqen

Forms of Oroqen

pluralOroqens
pluralOroqen

Origin of Oroqen

Possibly from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠨᠴᠣ (oronco, “Oroqens”).

Questions about Oroqen

What does Oroqen mean?
Oroqen means a member of an ethnic group inhabiting parts of Northern China.
What part of speech is Oroqen?
Oroqen can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Oroqen?
The plural of Oroqen is Oroqens.

Words near Oroqen in the dictionary

  1. orophilous
  2. orophyte
  3. orophytes
  4. Oropom
  5. Oropouche fever
  6. Oroqen
  7. Oroqens
  8. Oroquieta
  9. ororotundity
  10. Oros
  11. oroselone

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