kurgan1
/kʊəˈɡɑːn
/noun Archaeology
1A prehistoric burial mound of a type found in southern Russia and Ukraine.
1.1 (Kurgan) A member of the ancient people who built kurgans.
adjective
Relating to the ancient Kurgans: early Kurgan cave engravings
Origin
Russian, of Turkic origin; compare with Turkish kurgan 'castle'.
Kurgan2
/kʊəˈɡɑːn/A city in central Russia, commercial centre for an agricultural region; population 324,100 (est. 2008).
Rhymes
- single-lens reflex
- single malt
- single malt whisky
- single market
- single-minded
- single-mindedly
- single-mindedness
- singleness
- single nucleotide polymorphism
- single parent
- single-party
- single-player
- single room
- singles bar
- single-seater
- single-serving site
- single-source
- single stick
- singlet
- singleton
- single transferable vote
- singletree
- be left at the post
- be left for dead
- be left holding the baby (or bag)