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- adjective From, of, or pertaining to,
Buryatia - noun Someone from
Buryatia . - noun A
Mongolic language spoken aroundBuryatia
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Examples
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At the north end great numbers of seals have their habitat, the Buriat hunters sometimes taking as many as 1,000 in a single season.
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At death the horse should, according to their religion, be sacrificed at its owner's grave; but the frugal Buriat heir usually substitutes an old hack, or if he has to tie up the valuable steed to the grave to starve he does so only with the thinnest of cords so that the animal soon breaks his tether and gallops off to join the other horses.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The Buriat horse is famous for its power of endurance, and the attachment between master and animal is very great.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The Buriat are subject to Russia, and the Dam Mongols live in Tsaidam between Kokonor and Tibet.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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He was a Grand Duke of the Buriats, the successor of former Buriat kings who had been dethroned by the Russian
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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"No, I assure you!" replied the Buriat officer Vandaloff, approaching me.
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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In the Mongol yurtas and at the fires of Buriat, Mongol, Djungar, Kirkhiz, Kalmuck and
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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Mongol-Buriat detachment under the command of the Buriat Vandaloff and the Russian Captain Bezrodnoff.
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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Buddha three times together with a friend of the Bogdo, the Buriat
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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Two Buriats carried out the lifeless form, after which a long silence reigned in the yurta of the Buriat Prince.
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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