"Ming" meaning in English

See Ming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-Ming.wav [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Mandarin 明 (Míng). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|明|tr=Míng}} Mandarin 明 (Míng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ming
  1. A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching) Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties Synonyms: Ming dynasty
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-IadIPYO1 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 44 35 5 3 1 4 8 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant alt parameters, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 21 5 6 7 26 21 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 20 6 7 2 20 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 19 6 8 4 20 22
  2. A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in China Translations (Chinese Empire): 大明帝国 (Dà Míng Dìguó) (Chinese Mandarin), 明朝 (Míngcháo) (Chinese Mandarin), ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (daiming gurun) (Manchu), मिंग (miṅga) [neuter] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-xpgkYeQ0 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant alt parameters, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 21 5 6 7 26 21 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 20 6 7 2 20 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 19 6 8 4 20 22 Disambiguation of 'Chinese Empire': 16 38 19 4 5 18
  3. The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned Translations (Chinese Dynasty & Era): 明朝 (Míng Cháo) (Chinese Mandarin), Mingai [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ (daiming) (Manchu), मिंग (miṅga) (Marathi), Мин [Min, masculine] (Russian), Nhà Minh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-tiz0k9uH Disambiguation of 'Chinese Dynasty & Era': 16 4 41 30 2 7
  4. The pottery of the era, famed for its high quality
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-u4jdYiQA
  5. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  6. A male or female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Translations (Chinese given name): (Míng) (Chinese Mandarin), मिंग (miṅga) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-name-vBITaX5p Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 7 3 3 4 58 17 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant alt parameters, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 21 5 6 7 26 21 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 20 6 7 2 20 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 19 6 8 4 20 22 Disambiguation of 'Chinese given name': 2 2 2 1 7 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Chinese surname): (Míng) (Chinese Mandarin), मिंग (miṅga) (Marathi)
Disambiguation of 'Chinese surname': 4 3 8 1 45 39

Noun

IPA: /mɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-Ming.wav [Australia] Forms: Mings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Mandarin 明 (Míng). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|明|tr=Míng}} Mandarin 明 (Míng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ming (plural Mings)
  1. A member of the Ming dynasty. Synonyms: Min [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Ming-en-noun-imb4Czeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with redundant alt parameters, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 7 8 4 13 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 21 5 6 7 26 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 21 4 5 1 13 31 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 20 6 7 2 20 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 19 6 8 4 20 22

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Alternative forms

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          "text": "Only 8.2 percent of the wall, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is maintained properly, according to a study by the China Great Wall Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the Wall.",
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          "text": "Among Professor Spence’s most ambitious books was “The Search for Modern China,” which made The New York Times’s best-seller list and is now a standard text. It took an 876-page view of China’s history from the decline of the Ming dynasty in the 1600s to the democracy movement of 1989.",
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}

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