kurgan1
/kʊəˈɡɑːn
/noun Archaeology
1A prehistoric burial mound of a type found in southern Russia and Ukraine.
1.1 (Kurgan) A member of the ancient people who built kurgans.
adjective
Relating to the ancient Kurgans: early Kurgan cave engravings
Origin
Russian, of Turkic origin; compare with Turkish kurgan 'castle'.
Kurgan2
/kʊəˈɡɑːn/A city in central Russia, commercial centre for an agricultural region; population 324,100 (est. 2008).
Rhymes
- venture
- venture capital
- venture capitalism
- venture capitalist
- venturer
- Venture Scout
- venturesome
- venturesomely
- venturesomeness
- venturi
- Venturi, Robert
- venturous
- venturousness
- Ventôse
- venue
- venule
- Venus
- Venusberg
- Venus clam
- Venus de Milo
- Venus flytrap
- Venusian
- Venus's comb
- Venus's flower basket
- Venus's flytrap