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Amur¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian Аму́р (Amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of amur.
proper noun
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The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Manchuria in Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin.
If, then, the southern districts of European Russia be exposed to a winter more severe than those of France or Germany, they may boast in their turn a more genial climate than the banks of the Ural and the Amur; while all are subject to a dispensation of nature which extends too far, and acts too un
Similar: Heilongjiang
- An oblast and federal subject in far eastern Russia; its administrative centre is Blagoveshchensk. The unmanned probe was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket at 23:10 GMT from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur Region. It is expected to reach lunar orbit in 4-5 days.
amur²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Ewenic language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.
noun amurs
- Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control. In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.
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name the river between the Far East Russia and China
| Español | Amur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아무르강 Amureugang, 흑룡강 Heungnyonggang |
| 日本語 | アムール川 Amūru-gawa, 黒竜江 Kokuryūkō |
| 中文 | 黑龍江 /黑龙江 Hēilóngjiāng, 阿穆爾河 /阿穆尔河 Āmù'ěr hé |
| हिन्दी | आमुर āmur |
| Português | Amur |
| Français | Amour |
| Deutsch | Amur |
| Italiano | Amur |
| Ελληνικά | Αμούρ Amoúr |
| Română | Amur |
| Русский | Аму́р Amúr, Хэйлунцзя́н Xɛjlunczján |
| Tiếng Việt | sông Amur, Hắc Long Giang |
| العربية | آمُور ʔāmūr |
name Amurskaya Oblast
| 日本語 | アムール州 Amūru-Shū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 阿穆爾州 /阿穆尔州 Āmù'ěr Zhōu |
| Русский | Аму́рская о́бласть Amúrskaja óblastʹ |
Talk about this word "amur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amur "amur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amur.Cite this
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title = {amur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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