Mongolia

American  

[mong-goh-lee-uh, mon-] / mɒŋˈgoʊ li ə, mɒn- /

noun

1. a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.

2. Also Nei Monggol. Inner Mongolia.

3. Outer Mongolia, former name of Mongolian People's Republic.

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Mongolia British  

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪə /

noun

1. Former names: Outer Mongolia.   Mongolian People's Republic.  a republic in E central Asia: made a Chinese province in 1691; became autonomous in 1911 and a republic in 1924; multiparty democracy introduced in 1990. It consists chiefly of a high plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the south, a large lake district in the northwest, and the Altai and Khangai Mountains in the west Official language: Khalkha. Religion: nonreligious majority. Currency: tugrik. Capital: Ulan Bator. Pop: 3 226 516 (2013 est). Area: 1 565 000 sq km (604 095 sq miles)

2. a vast region of central Asia, inhabited chiefly by Mongols: now divided into the republic of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia (the Mongol Autonomous Region of China), and the Tuva Republic of S Russia; at its height during the 13th century under Genghis Khan

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Mongolia Cultural  

1. Country in north-central Asia, bordered by Russian Siberia to the north, and China to the east, south, and west. Its capital and largest city is Ulan Bator.

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It is unofficially called Outer Mongolia.

Mongolia proclaimed itself independent from China in 1911. With Soviet support, a communist regime was established in 1921. In 1990, the Communist party gave up its monopoly on power.

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That makes regions like Guizhou and Inner Mongolia, which have massively expanded renewable capacity like solar and wind, ideal for operators looking to meet those commitments, said Simeng Deng, a senior analyst at Rystad Energy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nicolas Cage bought a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull at auction in 2007 for $276,000, but later found out it was illegally excavated from Mongolia and had to return it, Cage told “The Hollywood Reporter.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

They traversed the Khangai Mountains to reach the shores of Lake Khövsgöl - aka the Blue Pearl of Mongolia.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The pipeline would bring additional volumes of Russian gas from Western Siberia to Northern China via Mongolia and, for Moscow, help make up for the loss of European markets.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

I tried to read in their faces where else they’d been, if their travels had taken them to places like Mongolia, Singapore, Timbuktu.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago