Ulaanbaatar

== English == === Alternative forms === Ulan Bator (from Russian) === Etymology === A transliteration of Mongolian Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar), a compound of улаан (ulaan, “red”, adjective) and баатар (baatar, “hero”, cognate to bogatyr). The name was adopted in 1924; before that, the city was known by a number of more prosaic names, including Их Хүрээ (Ix Xüree, “Great Camp”), Даа Хүрээ (Daa Xüree, “Great Camp”) (whence, via Chinese, its English names Kulun and Kuren), and Өргөө (Örgöö, “Residence”) (whence Urga). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/ enPR: o͞oʹlän bäʹtär === Proper noun === Ulaanbaatar The capital city of Mongolia. Alternative form: Ulan Bator Synonym: (historical) Urga ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===