yurt

[ yoort ]

/ yʊərt /

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noun

a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.

Origin of yurt

First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian yurt, from Turkic; compare Turkish yurt “home, fatherland,” with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic

Words nearby yurt

yuppify, yupster, Yurak, Yurev, Yurimaguas, yurt, yu-wei, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Yuzovka, yuzu, YV

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Example sentences from the Web for yurt

Her route is well planned, yet somewhere—on the streets of Tehran, in a yurt in Turkmenistan—Lin-Liu loses her way.
This Week’s Hot Reads: July 29, 2013|Jessica Ferri, Damaris Colhoun|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"We were rather surprised ourselves," Yurt said complacently.
Zen|Jerome Bixby
Yurt, after two years of living with us, still couldn't understand why we found this confusing.
Zen|Jerome Bixby
Round the walls of the yurt were ranged one or two tables and chests of drawers.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall

Around the yurt gathered women and children, dogs and calves.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall
Nor does the Mongol till the soil; nothing is found growing near his yurt.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall

British Dictionary definitions for yurt

yurt

/ (jʊət) /

noun

a circular tent consisting of a framework of poles covered with felt or skins, used by Mongolian and Turkic nomads of E and central Asia

Word Origin for yurt

from Russian yurta, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish yurt abode, home

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yurt
释义	yurt [ yoort ] / yʊərt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yurt ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins. Origin of yurt First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian yurt, from Turkic; compare Turkish yurt “home, fatherland,” with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic Words nearby yurt yuppify, yupster, Yurak, Yurev, Yurimaguas, yurt, yu-wei, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Yuzovka, yuzu, YV Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yurt Her route is well planned, yet somewhere—on the streets of Tehran, in a yurt in Turkmenistan—Lin-Liu loses her way. This Week’s Hot Reads: July 29, 2013\|Jessica Ferri, Damaris Colhoun\|July 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "We were rather surprised ourselves," Yurt said complacently. Zen\|Jerome Bixby Yurt, after two years of living with us, still couldn't understand why we found this confusing. Zen\|Jerome Bixby Round the walls of the yurt were ranged one or two tables and chests of drawers. A Wayfarer in China\|Elizabeth Kendall Around the yurt gathered women and children, dogs and calves. A Wayfarer in China\|Elizabeth Kendall Nor does the Mongol till the soil; nothing is found growing near his yurt. A Wayfarer in China\|Elizabeth Kendall British Dictionary definitions for yurt yurt / (jʊət) / noun a circular tent consisting of a framework of poles covered with felt or skins, used by Mongolian and Turkic nomads of E and central Asia Word Origin for yurt from Russian yurta, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish yurt abode, home Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yurt canvas, pavilion, wigwam, tabernacle, wikiup, tupik, tepee, hogan, big top
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yurt

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for yurt

noun

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