kurgan
noun
kurĀ·gan
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Definition of kurgan
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a burial mound of eastern Europe or Siberia
Kurgan
geographical name
KurĀ·gan
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Definition of Kurgan (Entry 2 of 2)
city on the Tobol River and the Trans-Siberian Railroad in southwestern Russia in Asia population 333,600
Examples of kurgan in a Sentence
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University of Sydney archaeologist Gino Caspari and his colleagues searched for Scythian burial mounds, or kurgans, in high-resolution satellite images of a 110 square kilometer (68.4 square mile) area of the Xinjiang province in northwestern China. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Satellites watch over the graves of ancient steppe nomads," 26 Dec. 2018 An ancient problem Looting is an old tradition on the steppeāas old as the oldest kurgans themselves. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Satellites watch over the graves of ancient steppe nomads," 26 Dec. 2018 The two apparent plague victims were buried together in a kurgan: a wooden chamber beneath a mound of earth. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "4,000-year-old genomes point to origins of bubonic plague," 12 June 2018 That group consisted of herders from the Asian steppes, whose skeletons and genes are known from their burial mounds called kurgans. — Jared Diamond, New York Times, "A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story," 20 Apr. 2018 The preliminary dig suggests the structure is the relatively undisturbed kurganāa tomb of a Scythian prince. — Mika Mckinnon, Smithsonian, "Scythian Princeās Sprawling Tomb Found in the āSiberian Valley of the Kingsā," 22 Jan. 2018 The tomb, named Tunnug 1 (or Arzhan 0), could be the oldest and largest kurgan yet found in southern Siberia. — Mika Mckinnon, Smithsonian, "Scythian Princeās Sprawling Tomb Found in the āSiberian Valley of the Kingsā," 22 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kurgan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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