Amur

American  

[ah-moor, uh-moor] / ɑˈmʊər, ʌˈmur /

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.

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Amur British  

/ əˈmʊə /

noun

1. Modern Chinese name: Heilong Jiang.  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)

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Example Sentences

Other chapters, however, seem more peripheral, such as those that give blow-by-blow accounts of Russian-Qing diplomacy over the disputed Amur region far to the east of Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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 • Dec. 21, 2023

Amur honeysuckle shades out and kills native ground-hugging plants and vines, he said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

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

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

These are similar to the Amur skins previously referred to, but of much poorer quality and generally only suitable for linings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various