Inner Mongolia

geographical name

Inner Mon·​go·​lia män-ˈgōl-yə How to pronounce Inner Mongolia (audio)
mäŋ-,
-ˈgō-lē-ə
variants or Nei Monggol or Nei-meng-ku
autonomous region of northern China in western Manchuria sharing a long border with Mongolia and a shorter one with Russia; capital Hohhot area 454,633 square miles (1,182,046 square kilometers), population 24,706,291

Dictionary Entries Near Inner Mongolia

Cite this Entry

“Inner Mongolia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inner%20Mongolia. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on Inner Mongolia

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!