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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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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

But there was no time to stop, except for such game as actually crossed our path, else we should never have arrived at Urga, the City of the Living God.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman