Ulan Bator
[ oo-lahn -bah-tawr ]
/ Ë?u lÉ‘n Ë?bÉ‘ tÉ”r /
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noun
a city in and the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic, in eastern central Asia: former holy city of Mongols.
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Chinese Ku·lun [koo-loon] /Ë?kuË?lun/ . Formerly Ur·ga [oor-gah] /Ë?ÊŠÉ™r gÉ‘/
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Ulan Bator
Ulaanbaatar
/ (ÊŠË?lÉ‘Ë?n Ë?bÉ‘Ë?tÉ”Ë?) /
noun
the capital of Mongolia, in the N central part: developed in the mid-17th century around the Da Khure monastery, residence until 1924 of successive "living Buddhas" (third in rank of Buddhist-Lamaist leaders), and main junction of caravan routes across Mongolia; university (1942); industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 842 000 (2005 est)Former name (until 1924): Urga Chinese name: Kulun
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