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Mongolia

Mongolia

28 3.1
A country in northern Asia between Russia and China
  • proper noun
  • /mɒŋˈɡoʊliə/
translation icon : Mongolia
  • In Mongolia, you can explore vast steppes and experience nomadic culture.
  • Inner Mongolia
  • Outer Mongolia
  • economy of Mongolia

And we started walking from China to Mongolia.

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Examples

  • In Mongolia, they feast on warm yak yogurt.

  • Since the beginning of the twentieth century and especially since 1911, when Mongolia declared its independence.

    Academic text (1995)
  • But I am going to go a little West of Mongolia because this is a competition.

  • You were born in Mongolia, that very year.

  • I saw a documentary about Mongolia on TV once.

  • During the crisis period, only one neighboring country, Mongolia, expressed its understanding of Chinese military activities.

    Academic text (1997)
  • So it's not really a popular destination here in Singapore, but Mongolia is quite a popular destination in Northern Asia.

  • We caught that gentleman four days ago in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

  • The United States has also supported Mongolia's membership in the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.

    Academic text (1995)
  • President is in Mongolia right now attending a meeting of non aligned ethanol producers.

Synonyms

Outer Mongolia
vsMongolia
  • Archaic
6.6

A region now the country Mongolia, separate from Inner Mongolia in China, often used in history

is broader, covering that country and the related region inside China

Compounds

An autonomous region in northern China next to Mongolia with wide grasslands

Outer Mongolia
  • Archaic
6.6

A region now the country Mongolia, separate from Inner Mongolia in China, often used in history

Surface Forms

Mongolia main

Morphology

Mongolia = Mongol (transparent) = Mongol + ia

Formed from the ethnonym 'Mongol' plus the country-name suffix '-ia', meaning the land/region of the Mongols, which learners can infer if they know 'Mongol'.

Etymology

Mongolia comes from the name of the people called the Mongols, who once built a huge empire across Asia. The ending -ia means 'land of', like in India, so Mongolia is the 'land of the Mongols'.