Inner Mongolia
noun
1.
an administrative division in NE China, adjoining the Mongolian People's Republic. 174,000 sq. mi. (450,660 sq. km).
Capital:
Hohhot.
Also called
Neimenggu,
Nei Mongol
.
Official name
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
noun
1.
an autonomous region of NE China: consists chiefly of the Mongolian plateau, with the Gobi Desert in the north and the Great Wall of China in the south. Capital: Hohhot. Pop: 23 800 000 (2003 est). Area: 1 177 500 sq km (459 225 sq miles)