Mongolia

[mong-goh-lee-uh, mon-]

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.

Mongolia

/ 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

Mongolia

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.

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.

Example Sentences

Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet were hit especially hard—the Dalai Lama having already fled the latter in 1959.

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"The views exceeded my expectations by miles," says Singaporean Sun Shengyao, who visited in May 2024 and describes it as "New Zealand, Switzerland and Mongolia all packed into one place".

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On Wednesday, the country's highest court agreed that parliamentary procedure had been breached, saying that the prime minister's removal had violated Mongolia's constitution.

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Mongolia's president vetoed the dismissal of the country's prime minister on Monday, days after parliament had voted to remove him.

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South Korean convenience stores are now expanding into nearby countries such as Mongolia or Malaysia.

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