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Ulan Bator

/ˈuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː(ɹ)/

Ulan Bator is the alternative form of Ulaanbaatar.

Meaning of Ulaanbaatar

Proper noun

Ulaanbaatar

  1. The capital city of Mongolia.
    • Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar has its share of tourist attractions - Genghis Khan Square, the National Museum, the State Opera and Ballet Theatre. But Ger Community Mapping Center guide Tuguldur Chuluunbaatar wants to highlight a different part of the city; a part that's often ignored.2017 January 25, Anne Bailey, “Mapping air pollution to conquer it in Mongolia's capital”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2017, Environment
    Synonyms:
    Urga
  2. (metonymically) The Mongolian government.

Origin of Ulan Bator

Borrowed from Russian Улан-Ба́тор (Ulan-Bátor), from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (Ulaɣanbaɣatur).

Questions about Ulan Bator

What is Ulan Bator the alternative form of?
Ulan Bator is the alternative form of Ulaanbaatar.
How do you pronounce Ulan Bator?
Ulan Bator is pronounced /ˈuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː(ɹ)/.

Words near Ulan Bator in the dictionary

  1. Ulam spiral
  2. Ulam spirals
  3. ulama
  4. Ulamambri
  5. ulan
  6. Ulan Bator
  7. Ulan-Ude
  8. Ulangochuian
  9. Ulanhot
  10. ulank
  11. ulanks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ulan Bator (page history and authors); Ulaanbaatar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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