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Noun: yurt  yurt or yûrt
  1. A circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

Derived forms: yurts

Type of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home

Encyclopedia: Yurt