Outer Mongolia
Synonym of Mongolia,; viewed as a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north…Synonym of Mongolia, (country); viewed as a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north of Inner Mongolia (with closely related native Mongolian population), well north of the Great Wall, which never became an integral part of the Chinese empire, and later achieved autonomy and full independence from China, as the republic of Mongolia.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)Synonym of Mongolia, (country); viewed as a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north of Inner Mongolia (with closely related native Mongolian population), well north of the Great Wall, which never became an integral part of the Chinese empire, and later achieved autonomy and full independence from China, as the republic of Mongolia.
Außere Mongolei
Вне́шняя Монго́лияVnéšnjaja Mongólija
(figuratively)Any proverbially distant or remote place.
Translations
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Origin
From outer (“exterior, seen from China proper”) + Mongolia.From outer (“exterior, seen from China proper”) + Mongolia.
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