Kur·gan (k r-gän ) A city of western Russia east-southeast of Yekaterinburg. Founded in the 17th century, it is a trade center in a rich agricultural area. Population: 334,000. |
kur·gan (kr-gän, -g n)n. 1. A type of tumulus or barrow characteristic of a culture located on the steppes of southern Russia about 5000 b.c. and later spreading to the Danube, northern Europe, and northern Iran from around 3500 b.c. 2. Kurgan a. The culture that produced these tumuli or barrows. b. A member of the people or peoples sharing this culture. The earliest Kurgans are considered by some to be speakers of Proto-Indo-European. [Russian, fortified place, grave mound, from Old Turkic kurghan, fortified place.] Kur·gan adj. |
Kurgan (Russian) [kurˈgan]
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(Placename) a city in W Russia, on the Tobol River: industrial centre for an agricultural region. Pop.: 367 200 (1999 est.)
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