Ussuri
/uːˈsʊəɹ.i/
Ussuri proper noun: a river forming part of the border between Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Proper noun
Ussuri
- A river forming part of the border between Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
- This Nerchinsk Treaty, exacted literally at the cannon's mouth, was not only the first concluded between China and Russia, but the first between China and any foreign Power. It was essentially a boundary treaty, though free trade between the two countries was also provided for ; yet the Chinese...1912 January, “Russo-Chinese Relations”, in The Edinburgh Review, volume CCXV, →OCLC, page 198
- In Beijing’s view, in the absence of an explicit treaty provision, the central line of the main channel—the Thalweg principle—provided a legal basis for delimiting the boundary in the two rivers. On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the...1980, Melvin Gurton, Byong-Moo Hwang, China under Threat: The Politics of Strategy and Diplomacy, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 210
Examples of Ussuri in a sentence
- On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River, just 180 miles southwest of an important Soviet city, Khabarovsk—belonged to the P.R.C.1980, Melvin Gurton, Byong-Moo Hwang, China under Threat: The Politics of Strategy and Diplomacy, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN...
- In January 1969, Chinese and Soviet soldiers fought around Zhenbao Island in the Ussuri River.2005, Michael P. Colaresi, “Climbing the Wall: The Sino-American Rivalry”, in Scare Tactics: The Politics of International Rivalry...
- In 2008 Moscow ceded 174 square km (67 square miles) of land to Beijing on their shared border along the Ussuri and Amur Rivers, where the two powers exchanged fire in 1969, leaving nearly 60 dead.2011 March 1, Thomas Grove, “Analysis: Russia turns military gaze east to counter China”, in Mark Trevelyan, editor, Reuters, archived from...
Synonyms of Ussuri
Origin of Ussuri
From Manchu ᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ (usuri ula).
Words formed from Ussuri
- Ussurian
- Ussurian bullhead
- Ussurian tiger
Questions about Ussuri
- What does Ussuri mean?
- Ussuri means a river forming part of the border between Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
- How do you use Ussuri in a sentence?
- On this basis, Beijing claimed that 600 of the rivers’ 700 islands—including Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River, just 180 miles southwest of an important Soviet city, Khabarovsk—belonged to the P.R.C.
- What part of speech is Ussuri?
- Ussuri is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ussuri?
- Ussuri is pronounced /uːˈsʊəɹ.i/.
Words near Ussuri in the dictionary
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