kurgan
Meanings
noun
- A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
name
- An oblast of Russia in Siberia.
- A city, the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia. Originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Russian Царёво Городи́ще n (Carjóvo Gorodíšče)) (1662-1782).
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Etymology
From Russian курга́н (kurgán), from a Turkic language.
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