ussuri
ussuri Lexical Profile
• noun
A major river in northeastern Asia that flows north to join the Amur River, serving as a natural geographical border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China.
"The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969 erupted over a territorial dispute along the Ussuri River."
The geographical region surrounding the Ussuri River, noted for its unique biodiversity including the Amur tiger and Ussuri brown bear.
"Ecologists often study the taiga forests of the Ussuri to monitor endangered predator populations."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a proper noun, it is always capitalized. It is most frequently encountered in geographical contexts referring to the Ussuri River or as an attributive noun in biological names, such as the Ussuri brown bear.
• Rhymes for ussuri
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Manchu language 'Usuri ula', a name for the river and the surrounding historical region located in modern-day Far Eastern Russia and Northeast China.