Курган
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Russian
Etymology
From курга́н (kurgán, “burial mound”), from Turkic (compare Turkish kurgan (“fortress”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Курга́н • (Kurgán) m inan (genitive Курга́на, relational adjective курга́нский)
- Kurgan (a city, the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in Siberia, Russia); originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городище) (1662–1782)
- Synonym: Царёво Городище (Carjóvo Gorodišče)
Declension
Declension of Курга́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)