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Ural

American  
[yoor-uhl] / ˈjʊər əl /

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 British  
/ ˈjʊərəl, uˈral /

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The animal came from Arkaim, a fortified settlement in the Southern Ural Mountains of present day Russia near the border with Kazakhstan.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

In 2020, photographer Caitlin O’Hara snapped linguist Rachid Baligh of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Marrakesh, Morocco, with his family, his 2015 Ural cT motorcycle, and his miniature schnauzer, Lola, in the Arizona desert.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

“Sanctions have upped the ante such that Ural buyers are playing high-stakes poker — a miscalculation can lead to severe consequences,” said Raj.

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

The lawyers said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville held an "improper" meeting on 10 June when he met privately with prosecutors and a key witness.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2024

We traveled farther south and passed through the Ural Mountains.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

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