Ussuri

American  

[oo-soor-ee, oo-soo-ryi] / uˈsʊər i, uˈsu ryɪ /

noun

1. a river in eastern Asia, forming part of the boundary between eastern Manchuria and the southeastern part of the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing north to the Amur River. 500 miles (805 km) long.

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Ussuri British  

/ ussuˈri /

noun

1. a river in E central Asia, flowing north, forming part of the Chinese border with Russia, to the Amur River. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Ussuri

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

It is also home to Japan's largest population of Ussuri brown bears, close relatives of the north American grizzly.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2022

As the SCF Ussuri loaded refined product in the U.S.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022

Chinese and Soviet troops had fought a nasty border skirmish along the remote Ussuri River in 1969.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2022

The forests in the southern portion of eastern Russia, also known as the Ussuri Taiga, hold some of the world’s most valuable hardwoods: Mongolian oak and Manchurian ash, both crucial for the forests’ ecosystems.

From National Geographic • Nov. 10, 2015

Signed, The Cossacks of the First Division of Ussuri Cavalry; the Committee of Yunkers of the Petrograd detachment of Franc-Tireurs; the delegate of the Fifth Army.

From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John