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- [koo r-gahn, -gan]
- /kʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn/
- /kəˈgæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo r-gahn, -gan]
- /kʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn/
Definitions of kurgan word
- noun kurgan a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains. 1
- noun kurgan A prehistoric burial mound or barrow of a type found in southern Russia and Ukraine. 1
- noun kurgan a city in W Russia, on the Tobol River: industrial centre for an agricultural region. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun kurgan city in SW Siberian Russia: pop. 363,000 0
- noun kurgan A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. 0
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Origin of kurgan
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Russian kurgán burial mound, Old Russian, apparently to be identified with kurganŭ fortress < Turkic; compare Turkish, Tatar kurğan, Chagatai, Kazakh korğan fortress, castle
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Parts of speech for Kurgan
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kurgan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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