Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

See Nei Monggol.

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Inner Mongolia

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(Placename) an autonomous region of NE China: consists chiefly of the Mongolian plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the north and the Great Wall of China in the south. Capital: Hohhot. Pop.: 23 760 000 (2000 est.). Area: 1 177 500 sq. km (459 225 sq. miles)

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Inner Mongolia - an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911 Nei Monggol Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Hohhot - a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing