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English word origin

Etymology of Ural

From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ör, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Relating to the Ural Mountains.

name

A river that rises in the Urals and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ör, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)).

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