- 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: Buddhist majority. Currency: tugrik. Capital: Ulan Bator. Pop: 3 075 647 (2017 est). Area: 1 565 000 sq km (604 095 sq miles)Former names: (until 1924) Outer Mongolia, (1924–92) Mongolian People's Republic
- 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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Mon•go•li•a
(mong gō′lē ə, mon-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- Place NamesAlso, Nei Monggol. See Inner Mongolia.
- Place NamesOuter, former name of Mongolian People's Republic.
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Mongolia /mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪə/ n
'Mongolia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Altai Mountains
- Amur
- Baotou
- chigetai
- East Asia
- Gansu
- Gobi
- Hohhot
- Inner Mongolia
- Jehol
- Karakorum
- Lamaism
- Liao
- Manchuria
- Mongol
- Mongolian
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Ningsia
- Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- Outer Mongolia
- Przewalski's horse
- Siberia
- Tamerlane
- Ulan Bator
- Zhangjiakou
- Chinese Empire
- Chinese juniper
- Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region
- Great Wall of China
- kiang
- Lower Slobbovia
- Manchukuo
- Nei Mongol
- Ningxia
- Qahar
- rune
- Tuva Autonomous Republic
- Uigur
- Ural-Altaic
- Xanadu
- Xinjiang Uygur
- Sharra
- Songjiang