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

"The Amur tiger has always been a symbol of wildlife," Filipp says.

From BBC

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

"The reason we don't have more of these other invasives showing up is because another dominant invasive, Amur honeysuckle, was introduced in greater numbers and has already taken over that niche," Goebel said.

From Science Daily