Ulan Bator

From Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (ulaɣanbaɣatur), via Russian Улан-Ба́тор (Ulan-Bátor).

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː(ɹ)/

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Ulan Bator

1. Alternative form of Ulaanbaatar
   • 2003, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, “Women's Rights Are Human Rights”, in Living History‎, →ISBN, OCLC 249479603, page 308:

     Ulan Bator is the world’s coldest capital, and even in early September, snow is not unusual. But we arrived on a crystal-clear day with bright sunshine.

Borrowed from Russian Улан-Батор (Ulan-Bator), from Mongolian Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar, “red hero”).

Ulan Bator f

1. Ulaanbaatar (the capital city of Mongolia)