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YURT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yurt mean? 

YURT (noun)
  The noun YURT has 1 sense:

1. 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 housingplay

  Familiarity information: YURT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YURT (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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