yurt

[ yoort ]
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noun
  1. a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.

Origin of yurt

1
First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian yurt, from Turkic; compare Turkish yurt “home, fatherland,” with cognates meaning “abode, dwelling” in all branches of Turkic

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How to use yurt in a sentence

  • Certainly, similar conversations occur in miniscule Japanese apartments or Mongolian yurts, with appropriate substitutions.

    All Hail the French Meal | Amelia Smith | December 6, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • In 1885, when these mud huts or yurts were examined, they were seen to have walls of peat three feet thick.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
  • But that was my last sight of a house for many a day; henceforth there was nothing but tents and "yurts."

    A Wayfarer in China | Elizabeth Kendall
  • For days together we saw no yurts, and more than one day passed without our meeting any one.

    A Wayfarer in China | Elizabeth Kendall
  • Whenever we halted near yurts, the women turned out to see me, invading my tent, handling my things.

    A Wayfarer in China | Elizabeth Kendall
  • Just before reaching it we turned off across the plain to the yurts of the helpful lama of the morning.

    A Wayfarer in China | Elizabeth Kendall

British Dictionary definitions for yurt

yurt

/ (jʊət) /


noun
  1. a circular tent consisting of a framework of poles covered with felt or skins, used by Mongolian and Turkic nomads of E and central Asia

Origin of yurt

1
from Russian yurta, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish yurt abode, home

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