1. tumen - Noun
2. Tumen - Proper noun
tumen (plural tumens)
Alternative form of toman (“army unit”)
A river forming part of the border between Jilin, China and North Korea, and the border between Rasŏn, North Korea and Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
A county-level city in Yanbian, Jilin, China
Source: en.wiktionary.orgBy 1898 they had acquired mining and forestry concessions near the Yalu and Tumen rivers, Paine, p. 317 causing the Japanese much anxiety. Source: Internet
KOTRA, 21 February 2003 In February 1997, the access to foreigners and PRC-nationals travelling as tourists of the Tumen River bridge at Wonjong-Quanhe on the DPRK-PRC border was allowed. Source: Internet
The picture is taken from the Chinese city of Tumen; the North Korean city of Namyang is across the bridge. Source: Internet