Urga

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Urga

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

proper noun

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 cons

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"Urga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/urga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Urga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/urga

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"Urga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/urga.

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@misc{urga_2026,
  title = {Urga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}