Ulan Bator

[ oo-lahn bah-tawr ]

noun

1. a formerly used Anglicized spelling of Ulaanbaatar.

Ulan Bator

/ ʊˈlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː /

noun

1. the capital of Mongolia, in the N central part: developed in the mid-17th century around the Da Khure monastery, residence until 1924 of successive "living Buddhas" (third in rank of Buddhist-Lamaist leaders), and main junction of caravan routes across Mongolia; university (1942); industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 842 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1924)Urga Chinese nameKulun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ulan Bator¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Ulaanbaatar ( def )

Example Sentences

In December, thousands of people protested in freezing weather in Ulan Bator after Oyun-Erdene’s government announced an investigation into officials accused of profiting from the improper diversion of coal exports in 2013-19.

From Seattle Times

Ulan Bator, it turns out, “is not only the world’s coldest capital, it is also the most polluted.”

From Washington Post

In 2004, in a separate project, a team of Japanese and Mongolian archaeologists uncovered the site of Genghis Khan’s palace on a grassy steppe 150 miles east of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator.

From Fox News

The match takes place at the Mongolian Football Federation stadium in Ulan Bator at 0900GMT, before other games in Laos, Macau, Cambodia and Bhutan and one on Friday in Malaysia.

From Reuters

Several hours later, what the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as a Turkish-chartered aircraft landed at Ulan Bator’s airport.

From New York Times