Ming

proper noun

1. 1

   A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching).

   […]the Chineſe having got the upper-hand under Hong vou, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty, the Lamas were drove out with the reſt of the Tartars.

   CHWEN, King of Korea, having by his Ambaſſadors paid Homage to the Emperor Hong-vû, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty in 1368, was, by that Monarch, created King of Kau-li, preſented with a Silver Seal, and veſted with the ancient Privileges of ſacrificing to the Gods of the Rivers and Mountains of Korea.

   The Comet of 1385 was discovered in China by the astronomers of the Ming dynasty, on October 23 (period Houng-wou eighteenth year, ninth moon, day Wou-yn): it was then on the borders of Thai-wei (a constellation of stars in Leo and Virgo, surrounding β Leonis); it touched β Virginis, and left Thai-wei by what the Chinese termed the "great gate," i.e. between β and n Virginis.

   When Koxinga, the Ming Dynasty loyalist who drove the Dutch colonists from Taiwan in 1661, ending an occupation that had laster 37 years, Taipei was nonexistent.

2. 2

   A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam

3. 3

   The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned

4. 4

   A surname.

5. 5

   A male or female given name.

noun

1. 1

   A member of the Ming dynasty.

2. 2

   The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality.

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plural

Mings