Amur

[ ah-moor; Russian uh-moor ]

noun

1. a river in eastern Asia, forming most of the boundary between northern Manchuria and the southeastern part of the Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2,700 miles (4,350 km) long.

Amur

/ əˈmʊə /

noun

1. a river in NE Asia, rising in N Mongolia as the Argun and flowing southeast, then northeast to the Sea of Okhotsk: forms the boundary between Manchuria and Russia. Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles) Modern Chinese nameHeilong Jiang

Example Sentences

Efforts at the Pioneer mine in the Amur region could not continue due to fears of further rock collapses.

From BBC

A statue of an imperial Chinese general stands watch near Heihe, on the Chinese side of the Amur River marking the border with Russia.

From New York Times

And nine years ago, volunteers cleared acres of nonnative, invasive Amur honeysuckle from Cincinnati park's Buttercup Valley Nature Preserve, creating fertile ground for another invasive species, Higan cherry, to take hold, he said.

From Science Daily

Russia has reportedly begun an inquiry into a "criminal case of terrorism" after the attacks on the Baikal Amur line running to the border with China.

From BBC

An Amur leopard - "the world's rarest big cat" - is slinking around his new enclosure after arriving at Dartmoor Zoo.

From BBC