Definitions for kurgankʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kur•gankʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn(n.)
an ancient burial mound constructed over a pit grave: earliest occurrence 4th millennium b.c., in the Russian Steppes.
Category: Archaeology
Origin of kurgan:
1885–90; < Russ kurgán burial mound < Turkic
Kur•gankʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn(n.)
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains. 354,000.
Category: Geography (places)
Wiktionary
kurgan(Noun)
A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
Kurgan(ProperNoun)
city in Siberia, Russia, administrative centre of Kurgan oblast. Originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (u0426u0430u0440u0451u0432u043E u0413u043Eu0440u043Eu0434u0438u0449u0435 - Tsarju00F3vo Gorodu00EDu0161u010De ) (1662 - 1782).
Origin: From курган, from (compare Turkish kurgan ‘fortress’).
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