Inner Mongolia

[ in-er mong-goh-lee-uh, ‐mon ]

noun

1. an administrative division in northeastern China, adjoining the Mongolian People's Republic. 174,000 sq. mi. (450,660 sq. km). : Hohhot.

Inner Mongolia

noun

1. an autonomous region of NE China: consists chiefly of the Mongolian plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the north and the Great Wall of China in the south. Capital: Hohhot. Pop: 23 800 000 (2003 est). Area: 1 177 500 sq km (459 225 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Inner Mongolia¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

The entire probe is due to return in about three weeks' time to a landing site in Inner Mongolia.

From BBC

The container will be transferred to a reentry capsule that is due to return to Earth in the deserts of China’s Inner Mongolia region about June 25.

From Seattle Times

The container will be transferred to a re-entry capsule that is due to return to Earth in the deserts of China’s Inner Mongolia region about June 25.

From Seattle Times

As planned, the capsule bounced off of the Earth’s atmosphere once before breaking through it and finally falling to earth in Inner Mongolia.

From NewsForKids.net

At least 70 people were killed in landslides last year, including more than 50 at an open pit mine in China’s Inner Mongolia region.

From Seattle Times