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Urga

Urga proper noun: former name of Ulaanbaatar.

Proper noun

Urga

  1. (historical) Former name of Ulaanbaatar.
    • Mr. Shishmaroff must lead a very solitary life in Urga, having no one with whom to associate but the high Chinese mandarin and the Mongol deputy-khan. His house-supplies are, for the most part, brought from Kiachta, the Russian frontier town, 175 miles distant. The Russian government keeps up a...1864, Alexander Michie, The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg: Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &c, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, page 151
    • It may here be mentioned that the traveller who obtains Russian official assistance can cover the distance between Moscow and Peking in thirty and a half days—that is to say, by rail to Irkutsk, ten and a half days; thence to Kiachta by the post-road, four days; Kiachta to Urga by post-road, three...1900, Archibald R. Colquhoun, The 'Overland' To China, Harper & Brothers, page 121

Examples of Urga in a sentence

  • Shishmaroff must lead a very solitary life in Urga, having no one with whom to associate but the high Chinese mandarin and the Mongol deputy-khan.1864, Alexander Michie, The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg: Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &c...
  • When I was in Urga there was much talk among the Chinese about the railway that was surely coming, and the Kalgan officials said the same thing.1913, Elizabeth Kendall, A Wayfarer in China: Impressions of a Trip Across West China and Mongolia, Houghton Mifflin company, page 285:
  • Nevertheless, the official impact of Russia on Mongolia was small, and was largely confined to the capital city, Urga.1966, George G. S. Murphy, Soviet Mongolia: A Study of the Oldest Political Satellite, University of California Press, page 11:

Origin of Urga

Borrowed from Mongolian өргөө (örgöö, “palace”).

Questions about Urga

What does Urga mean?
Urga means former name of Ulaanbaatar.
How do you use Urga in a sentence?
Shishmaroff must lead a very solitary life in Urga, having no one with whom to associate but the high Chinese mandarin and the Mongol deputy-khan.
What part of speech is Urga?
Urga is a proper noun.

Words near Urga in the dictionary

  1. urflies
  2. urfly
  3. urform
  4. urforms
  5. URG
  6. Urga
  7. urge
  8. urge on
  9. urge to merge
  10. urged
  11. urged on

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