Ural

[ yoor-uhl ]

noun

1. a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1,575 miles (2,535 km) long.
2. a former administrative division comprising a region in the Ural Mountains and its slopes.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Ural Mountains or the Ural River.

Ural

/ uˈral; ˈjʊərəl /

noun

1. a river in central Russia, rising in the S Ural Mountains and flowing south to the Caspian Sea. Length: 2534 km (1575 miles)

Other Words From

• trans-Ural adjective

Example Sentences

Kalyapin visited Alyokhina in her Ural prison colony last spring.

From The Daily Beast

The doctor said that children in Asbest do not have more health issues than in other regions of the Ural Mountains.

From The Daily Beast

Their father, from whom they hoped to obtain some assistance, had already left for a summer holiday in the Ural Mountains.

From Project Gutenberg

According to his idea, a man who had once passed the Ural Mountains in charge of policemen, ought never again to cross them.

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A vehicle carrying the mail usually runs across the Ural Mountains, but this, of course, was discontinued.

From Project Gutenberg

We have now reached the highest ridge of the Ural chain, and thus have merely to descend the slopes of the mountain.

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The ground, struck by the concussion, trembled as though the whole Ural chain was shaken to its foundations.

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