Mongolia

[ mong-goh-lee-uh, mon- ]

noun

1. a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
2. Also Nei Monggol. Inner Mongolia.
3. Outer Mongolia, former name of Mongolian People's Republic.

Mongolia

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪə /

noun

1. a republic in E central Asia: made a Chinese province in 1691; became autonomous in 1911 and a republic in 1924; multiparty democracy introduced in 1990. It consists chiefly of a high plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the south, a large lake district in the northwest, and the Altai and Khangai Mountains in the west Official language: Khalkha. Religion: nonreligious majority. Currency: tugrik. Capital: Ulan Bator. Pop: 3 226 516 (2013 est). Area: 1 565 000 sq km (604 095 sq miles) Former namesuntil 1924Outer Mongolia1924–92Mongolian People's Republic
2. a vast region of central Asia, inhabited chiefly by Mongols: now divided into the republic of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia (the Mongol Autonomous Region of China), and the Tuva Republic of S Russia; at its height during the 13th century under Genghis Khan

Mongolia

1. Country in north-central Asia , bordered by Russian Siberia to the north, and China to the east, south, and west. Its capital and largest city is Ulan Bator.

Notes

It is unofficially called Outer Mongolia.

Mongolia proclaimed itself independent from China in 1911. With Soviet support, a communist regime was established in 1921. In 1990, the Communist party gave up its monopoly on power.

Example Sentences

In a visit to Inner Mongolia in 1992, the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who oversaw China's economic reform, famously said: "The Middle East has oil and China has rare earths".

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The strong winds are coming from a cold vortex system over Mongolia and are expected to last through the weekend.

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Strong winds sweeping from Mongolia are not uncommon, especially at this time of the year.

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It catapults the US way above the G7 and G20 nations into levels of customs revenue, associated with Senegal, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan.

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A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

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