Amur

[ ah-moor; Russian uh-moor ]

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noun

a river in eastern Asia, forming most of the boundary between northern Manchuria and the southeastern part of the Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2,700 miles (4,350 km) long.

Amur

/ əˈ��ʊə /

noun

a river in NE Asia, rising in N Mongolia as the Argun and flowing southeast, then northeast to the Sea of Okhotsk: forms the boundary between Manchuria and Russia. Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles) Modern Chinese nameHeilong Jiang

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Efforts at the Pioneer mine in the Amur region could not continue due to fears of further rock collapses.

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A statue of an imperial Chinese general stands watch near Heihe, on the Chinese side of the Amur River marking the border with Russia.

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Conservation technician Drew Goebel at Cincinnati City Parks said one example is the cemetery's beautiful Amur cork tree, a state-record tree.

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Russia has reportedly begun an inquiry into a "criminal case of terrorism" after the attacks on the Baikal Amur line running to the border with China.

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An Amur leopard - "the world's rarest big cat" - is slinking around his new enclosure after arriving at Dartmoor Zoo.

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