kurgan
[ koo r-gahn, -gan ]
/ kʊərˈgɑn, -ˈgæn /
noun
a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the third millennium b.c.
Origin of kurgan
1885–90; < Russian
kurgán burial mound, Old Russian, apparently to be identified with
kurganŭ fortress < Turkic; compare Turkish, Tatar
kurğan, Chagatai, Kazakh
korğan fortress, castle
Words nearby kurgan
kurdaitcha shoes,
kurdish,
kurdistan,
kurds,
kure,
kurgan,
kuri,
kuril islands,
kurile islands,
kurland,
kurmi
Definition for kurgan (2 of 2)
Kurgan
[ koo r-gahn; Russian koor-gahn ]
/ kʊərˈgɑn; Russian kurˈgɑn /
noun
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
Example sentences from the Web for kurgan
These people buried their dead in barrows, or kurgans, and for this reason they have been called Kurgan people.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic World |Harold PeakeSergi states that it varies from 65 to 81, but it seems likely that among his collection of kurgan skulls are some of other types.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic World |Harold Peake
British Dictionary definitions for kurgan
Kurgan
/ (Russian kurˈɡan) /
noun
a city in W Russia, on the Tobol River: industrial centre for an agricultural region. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)