Ulan Bator

/ˈuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː(ɹ)/

A form of Ulaanbaatar — The capital city of Mongolia.

OriginRussian Улан-Ба́тор ← Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ulaanbaatar.

    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.

    2003, Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Women's Rights Are Human Rights”, in Living History, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 308
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    Extensive deposits of copper and molybdenum ore, situated some 200 miles northwest of Ulan Bator between the Selenga and Orkhon Rivers, will eventually be extracted by open‐pit methods and processed at the still unfinished town of Erdenet.

    1975 January 6, Christopher S. Wren, “MONGOLIA SPURS BIG MINE PROJECT”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024, page 5

Origin

  1. Mongolianᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
  2. RussianУлан-Ба́тор
  3. EnglishUlan Bator

Borrowed from Russian Улан-Ба́тор (Ulan-Bátor), from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (Ulaɣanbaɣatur).

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APA

Ulan Bator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulan%20Bator

MLA

“Ulan Bator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulan%20Bator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ulan Bator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulan%20Bator.

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