Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Urga [oo r-gah] Examples noun
- former name of Ulan Bator.
Examples from the Web for urga Historical Examples of urga
Urga got up groggily, feeling gingerly the tender point of his jaw.
Nat Schachner
To Urga come pilgrims and presents from all the Lamaite and Buddhist world.
Ferdinand Ossendowski
An hour and a half later we saw the electric lights of Urga.
Ferdinand Ossendowski
They came to Urga where the Bogdo Khan met them with honors and rejoicings.
Ferdinand Ossendowski
The Pontiffs of Lhasa and Urga know and possess her mystery.
Ferdinand Ossendowski
British Dictionary definitions for urga Urga noun
- the former name (until 1924) of Ulan Bator