YURT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("yurt" is a kind of...):

abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)

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