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yurt.

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).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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noun/jɜːt/Received-Pronunciation/jɝːt/General-American/jʊɹt/General-American
  1. 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).

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

noun/jɜːt/Received-Pronunciation/jɝːt/General-American/jʊɹt/General-American
  1. The natural resources and arable land over which a Cossack stanitsa had exclusive control in their territory.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian юрт (jurt), from a Turkic language in the sense of “one's native land”, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

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