yurt

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

Etymology

Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ю́рта (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place”).

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