Mongolei

German

Etymology

Mongole (“Mongolian”) +‎ -ei

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Proper noun

die Mongolei f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mongolei)

  1. Mongolia (a country in East Asia)
  2. (chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)

Further reading

  • “Mongolei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mongolei” in Duden online
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