Definitions
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- noun A rounded or
conical tent ofreindeer hide , thetraditional mobile home of somenomadic indigenous peoples ofRussia .
Etymologies
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From Chukchi.
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"Russian hunter bad hunter, however", says the Chukcha, "Now you haul this bear ten miles to the yaranga yourself!"
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] "The tent-chamber, or _yaranga_, as this part of the tent is called by the natives, takes up fully a third-part of the whole tent, and is at the same time work-room, dining-room, and sleeping chamber.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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