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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Amur

Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released to Kazakhstan's Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Similar campaigns exist elsewhere, such as Tatarstan, where Russia produces the bulk of its drones, as well as in the Amur and Yaroslavl regions, and in cities such as Kaluga, Voronezh and Arkhangelsk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The rare Amur tigers were born to third-time parents Red and Yana at the Longleat estate in Wiltshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

It is a native of the valleys of the Ussuri and Amur Rivers.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook