Outer Mongolia

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Outer Mongolia

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From outer (“exterior, seen from China proper”) + Mongolia.

proper noun

  1. 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. The divisions of Wái Mungkú 外蒙古 or Outer Mongolia, are four lú 路 or circuits, usually called khanates from the titles of the leading chieftain khan 汗.

    Similar: Mongolia

  2. figuratively Any proverbially distant or remote place. Nora Ludd feels much happier when making Bayer executives’ lives miserable by visiting their homes at night. He lives in a muddy ditch in the north of England, but is currently on a yoga holiday in Outer Mongolia with his tortoise animal companion.

    Similar: Timbuktu

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name Mongolia

EspañolMongolia Exterior
한국어외몽골 Oemonggol
日本語外蒙古 Gai Mōko
中文外蒙古 Wài Měnggǔ, 外蒙 Wài Měng
PortuguêsMongólia Exterior
FrançaisMongolie extérieure
DeutschAußere Mongolei
РусскийВне́шняя Монго́лия Vnéšnjaja Mongólija
Tiếng ViệtNgoại Mông, Ngoại Mông Cổ

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@misc{outer_mongolia_2026,
  title = {Outer Mongolia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outer%20mongolia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}