Inner Mongolia
geographical name
Inner Mon·go·lia
| \ män-ˈgōl-yə
, mäŋ-, -ˈgō-lē-ə\
, mäŋ-, -ˈgō-lē-ə\
variants:
or Nei Monggol \ ˈnā-ˈmän-ˌgōl
, -ˈmäŋ- \
or Nei-meng-ku \ ˈnā-ˈməŋ-ˈkü
\
, -ˈmäŋ- \
or Nei-meng-ku \ ˈnā-ˈməŋ-ˈkü
\
Definition of Inner Mongolia
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