Ur

[ ur, oor ]

noun
  1. an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.

Other definitions for ur- (2 of 4)

ur-1

  1. variant of uro-1: uranalysis.

Other definitions for ur- (3 of 4)

ur-2

  1. variant of uro-2 before a vowel: urite.

Other definitions for ur- (4 of 4)

ur-3

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.

Origin of ur-

4
<German ur-,Middle High German, Old High German; cognate with Old English or-

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How to use Ur in a sentence

  • There was no foam around the Gild-Holm-'Ur; no wave beat against its granite sides.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • At the same moment the wide waters round the Gild-Holm-'Ur and the vast gathering twilight closed upon them.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • Don'o'—the 's suthin' Ur other to pay, Ur he wouldn't 'a' stayed tu hum to-day.

  • There is a legend of Abraham, before he left Ur of the Chaldeans, which exhibits the contempt he had of idols.

  • A vast number of idols were brought from foreign nations, but as they were composed of wood, the god Ur (or fire) consumed them.

British Dictionary definitions for Ur (1 of 4)

Ur

/ (ɜː) /


noun
  1. an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates

British Dictionary definitions for UR (2 of 4)

UR

/ text messaging /


abbreviation for
  1. you are

  2. your

British Dictionary definitions for ur- (3 of 4)

ur-

combining form
  1. a variant of uro- 1, uro- 2

British Dictionary definitions for Ur- (4 of 4)

Ur-

combining form
  1. original, primitive: Ursprache

Origin of Ur-

4
German

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