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Urga

British  
/ ˈɜːɡə /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1924) of Ulan Bator

"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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Negewo's representative Malcolm Anderson explained that the drama began when Urga got lost between Terminal Three and Terminal One.

From BBC May 3, 2010

It took runner Urga Negewo 2hrs and 16mins to his first ever marathon in Belfast on Bank Holiday Monday.

From BBC May 3, 2010

It was worth the trip not only for Urga but also for the spectators with the 24-year-old prevailing in an exciting finish over Belfast-based Kenyan John Mutai.

From BBC May 3, 2010

Her objectives after Moscow, were Omsk, Tomsk, and Urga and then across Mongolia to Kilgan and Peking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides this High Priest at Urga, there are over a hundred smaller incarnations—Gigens, as they are called—and these saintly beings possess unlimited means of plundering their votaries.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

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