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yurt
[ yoort ]
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.
yurt
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of yurt1
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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of yurt1
from Russian yurta, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish yurt abode, home
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It's enough to shake Santa's workshop, although in a designer outlet like this, the resident Santa is living in a "yurt".
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Although he applauded the use of cooling yurts on the Basin fire, he said it’s not normal practice.
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She reached into the smoke and brought back a pike, the top of which had been looped into the yurt near the central post.
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Upmarket yurts at Mrs Mills Glamping site got off to a slow start.
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Cape Disappointment State Park — the name alone will intrigue kids — features year-round camping for the adventurous family or cabins, yurts and historic lightkeeper’s residences for the less so.
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