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Mongolia

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Noun

1. mongolia, mongolian people's republic, outer mongolia

a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia

2. mongolia

a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mongolia

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noun
1. 
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: ()in until 1924 Outer Mongolia or ()in 1924–92 Mongolian People's Republic
2. 
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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Mongolia

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1. 
region in EC Asia, consisting of Inner Mongolia & the country of Mongolia
2. 
country in EC Asia, north of China: 604,250 sq mi (1,565,001 sq km); pop. 2,096,000; cap. Ulan Bator

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Mongolia

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1. An ancient region of east-central Asia comprising modern-day Inner Mongolia and the country of Mongolia. The Mongol tribes in the region were united in the 1200s by Genghis Khan. After the 1600s, 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.

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