Buriat
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Buriat, Dorjieff met him at Nagchuka, on the verge of the great desert that separates inhabited Tibet from Mongolia, 100 miles from Lhasa.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund
Mademoiselle," the young Buriat continued very earnestly, "I do not wish to woo or wed you under false pretences.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
"That would be best," the Buriat said; "but I will take a house there, and my wife and sister shall nurse him."
From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter
The monasteries of Sera, Debung and Gaden, hotbeds of political intrigue in the time of the Dalai Lama and the Buriat, Dorjieff, were no longer powerful, but subservient to Lhakang-gompa.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry
Little one," he said, "you needn't be afraid; it's only our quick Buriat fashion.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
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