Inner Mongolia

English

Etymology

inner (near, seen from China) + Mongolia

Proper noun

Inner Mongolia

  1. An East Asian region, south of Outer Mongolia (the present Mongolian republic), with closely related native Mongolian population, mostly north of the Great Wall, which however became part of the Chinese empire, and later an autonomous region in the People's Republic of China, comprising several northern provinces

Synonyms

  • Nei Mongol (official romanisation)
  • Nei Menggu (from Pinyin)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • Inner Mongolian

Translations

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