yurt
Meaning
Noun
- A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
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Origin
- Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта, from a Turkic language, related to Turkish yurt.
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