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

Native to the forests of Russia and northern China, Amur tigers are considered endangered, the zoo says.

From Washington Post

It is not mentioned in floras of the Amur valley, nor of Japan.

From Project Gutenberg

How could a little line stand for the very wide Amur whose waters ran from horizon to horizon!

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The quantity of fish in the rivers is immense, and in August the Amur and the Usuri swarm with salmon.

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In 1858 the left bank of the great Amur River was gained by treaty with China, after having been occupied by force.

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Russian botanists1667 have only found it cultivated in the north of China and in the basin of the river Amur.

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