Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Mongolia.
On a clear, crisp October morning, we set out for the hilly northwest. Our destination: the city of Erdenet, where a mammoth copper and molybdenum mining complex is operated jointly by the Mongolians and the Russians.
1981 December 13, Seymour Topping, Audrey Topping, “THE HIDDEN MONGOLIA”, in The New York Times Magazine (6th section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, page 73
Origin
- MongolianЭрдэнэт
- EnglishErdenet
From Mongolian Эрдэнэт (Erdenet).
More words from Mongolian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 額爾登特 /额尔登特
- 額爾登特 /额尔登特a city in Mongolia
Chinese Mandarin 額爾登特 /额尔登特
- 額爾登特 /额尔登特 (É'ěrdēngtè)a city in Mongolia
Russian Эрдэнэ́т
- Эрдэнэ́т (Erdɛnɛ́t)a city in Mongolia
Cite this entry
APA
Erdenet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erdenet
MLA
“Erdenet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erdenet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erdenet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erdenet.
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