amur

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Ewenic language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.

The Amur, Yangtze, Indus, and Cambodia have each considerable local commerce. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
In 1847 the Amur River section was annexed by Russia regardless of the protests of the Chinese Government. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson
To the north the high land rises and breaks into the wooded hills and mountains of the Altai Range, and there are many streams, most of them finding their way sooner or later into the Amur. — A Wayfarer in China: Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

Amur River, Heilong Jiang, Heilong

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