Kurgan

See also: kurgan and Kurgán

English

Etymology

From Russian курган, from Turkic (compare Turkish kurgan ‘fortress’).

Proper noun

Kurgan

  1. A city in Siberia, Russia, administrative centre of Kurgan oblast. Originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городище - Tsarjóvo Gorodíšče n) (1662-1782).

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Kurgan f

  1. Kurgan (an oblast of Russia)
  2. Kurgan (a city, the regional capital of Kurgan, Russia)
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