Inner Mongolia

American  

[in-er mong-goh-lee-uh, ‐mon] / ˈɪn ər mɒŋˈgoʊ li ə, ‐mɒn /

noun

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

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Inner Mongolia British  

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)

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Etymology

Origin of Inner Mongolia

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

Also on the list were several other military officers and a number of provincial officials including Sun Shaochong, the former party chief of the Inner Mongolia region.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

One is the Inner Mongolia region's Bayan Obo mining district on the edge of the Gobi Desert, which is rich in "light" rare earths used for magnets in everyday items.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

The city of Ulanqab and neighboring Horinger County in Inner Mongolia, around 200 miles northwest of Beijing, were designated one of eight hubs in the government’s “East Data, West Computing” program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

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 • Jan. 30, 2024

All that we know indicates that at the time of the Peking Man there must have been a warmer and especially a damper climate in North China and Inner Mongolia than today.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram