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yurt
[yoo
rt] 
–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:
1885–90; < Russ yurt < Turkic; cf. Turk yurt home, fatherland, with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic
1885–90; < Russ yurt < Turkic; cf. Turk yurt home, fatherland, with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic
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| yurt (yûrt) n. A circular, domed, portable tent used by nomadic peoples of central Asia. [Russian yurta, of Turkic origin.] |
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