Main Entry:

Inner Mon·go·lia

Pronunciation:

\män-ˈgōl-yə, mäŋ-, -ˈgō-lē-ə\

Variant(s):

or Nei Mong·gol \ˈnā-ˈmän-ˌgōl, -ˈmäŋ-\

Function:

geographical name

region N China in SE Mongolia & W Manchuria ∗ Hohhot area 454,633 square miles (1,182,046 square kilometers), population 21,456,798