(n) a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu, Syn. Evenk
(n) a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River, Syn. Angara River, Tunguska, Upper Tunguska
n. 1. a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. Also called natal plum. Syn. -- natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
n. pl. (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amur valley. They resemble the Mongols. [ Written also Tungooses. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[女真, Nǚ zhēnㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ] Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus nationality, predecessor of the Manchu nationality who founded the later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing dynasty, See Also: 後金, 后金#24298