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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Mongolia, in the north-central part of the country. Founded as a monastery town and trading center in 1639, it was relocated several times before being established on its present site in 1778.
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- proper noun The capital of
Mongolia .
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- noun the capital and largest city of Mongolia
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Examples
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Just a question: What do a handful of idiots in Ulaanbaatar have to do with violence in Urumchi?
Global Voices in English » China: Considering Han chauvinism 2009
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# Bill Bonnet (2005-05-19) reports that the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar says
- Boing Boing 2005
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Ulaanbaatar, which is rushing to finish a new shopping plaza, along with Mongolia's first luxury hotel.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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During the Soviet era, Mongolia was closely affiliated with the Soviet Union, so much so that some observers dubbed Ulaanbaatar as the capital of the 16th Soviet republic.
EurasiaNet 2009
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It’s not like the two cities are very close to each other (overland distance 4+ daytrips?), it also does not seem that there are many Uighurs in Ulaanbaatar.
Global Voices in English » China: Considering Han chauvinism 2009
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Friday, July 29: A Mongolia-India Business Forum will be held in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to expand trade and investment ties.
Deals India: Week Ahead Deals India Staff 2011
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The Genghis Khan Polo Club was established in a dazzling stretch of Orkhan National Park, seven bumpy hours from Ulaanbaatar.
The Game of Genghis Khan Ron Gluckman 2010
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I once made the horrible mistake of flying on an internal Mongolian flight from the capital Ulaanbaatar to a ramshackle town in the heart of the Gobi desert.
Leon Logothetis: We Suggest You Do Not Board This Airplane* Leon Logothetis 2011
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Starting on foot in the city of Ulaanbaatar, the group heads north towards the Siberian Taiga, camping under the stars with nomads and riding up to 56km a day across mountain passes and vast steppes, cooling off in the lakes and rivers of the remote Darkhad Valley.
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Zhou Xiaochuan will visit Ulaanbaatar on Thursday, the Bank of Mongolia said.
Mongolia Central Bank to Sign Currency Swap Deal With China 2011
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