Mon·go·li·a (m ng-g  l - , -gly, mn-)1. An ancient region of east-central Asia comprising modern-day Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolia) and the country of Mongolia. The Mongol tribes in the region were united in the 13th century by Genghis Khan. After the 17th century China and Russia contended for control of the area, with the southern part eventually joining China. 2. Formerly Outer Mongolia. A country of north-central Asia between Russia and China. Originally part of the Mongol Empire, the area was under Chinese control from 1691 to 1911 and from 1919 to 1921, when it formed a separate state under the protection of the USSR. Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city. Population: 2,950,000. |   |
Mongolia [mɒŋˈgəʊlɪə]
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1. (Placename) 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: nonreligious majority. Currency: tugrik. Capital: Ulan Bator. Pop.: 2 435 000 (2001 est.). Area: 1 565 000 sq. km (604 095 sq. miles) Former names Outer Mongolia (until 1924) Mongolian People's Republic (1924-92)
2. (Placename) a vast region of central Asia, inhabited chiefly by Mongols: now divided into the republic of Mongolia, the Inner Mongolian 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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| Noun | 1. |  Mongolia - a landlocked socialist republic in central AsiaMongolia - a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia capital of Mongolia, Kulun, Ulaanbaatar, Ulan Bator, Urga - the capital and largest city of Mongolia Gobi, Gobi Desert - a desert in central China Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations |
| 2. |  Mongolia - a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner MongoliaMongolia, Mongolian People's Republic, Outer Mongolia - a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations |
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