盟めい

noun

alliance; oath of union

Obsolete standalone noun for a sworn alliance or pact. In modern Japanese, it survives mainly in the fixed expression 盟を結ぶ (to form an alliance).

See also: 盟を結ぶ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、二に国こくが盟めいを結むすんだと記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is recorded that the two countries formed an alliance.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

league; aimag; Mongolian administrative division

Used as a suffix in the names of administrative subdivisions in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, such as ～盟. Also appears as a standalone noun for 'league' in this context.

• 内うちモンゴル自じ治ち区くにはいくつかの盟めいがある。

  There are several leagues (aimags) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

• シリンゴル盟めいは草そう原げんで有ゆう名めいだ。

  Xilingol League is famous for its grasslands.