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

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Inner Mongolia

In 2023, a collapse at an open-pit coal mine in the northern Inner Mongolia region killed 53 people.

From BBC ● May 23, 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 push for power supremacy is transforming remote expanses of Inner Mongolia, a Texas-like landscape of wide-open spaces now dotted with thousands of wind turbines and crisscrossed by transmission lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

The three, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, landed at the Dongfeng site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the Gobi desert shortly before 6:00 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

From Shingtse-lunpo you will go into Inner Mongolia, where preparations are under way to launch a big offensive.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry