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n. - A circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting.

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  • The yurt is a temporary home for the visitor center.
  • MEDVED: One was living in a Mongolian tent called a yurt with her fatherless child.
  • My yurt was a sumptuous structure lined in pink silk with a marble floor, and a wetroom and kitchen just outside.
  • Although their original plans were to build an earth sheltered home, a close friend convinced them that a yurt might be the way to go.
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