tura
tura Lexical Profile
• noun
A municipality and one of the largest towns in the state of Meghalaya, India, situated in the West Garo Hills.
"Many ecologists and tourists visit Tura to explore the lush landscapes and rich biodiversity of the Garo Hills."
A major river in the Sverdlovsk and Tyumen oblasts of Russia, which flows eastward from the central Ural Mountains to join the Tobol River.
"The historic city of Tyumen was established on the banks of the Tura river in the late sixteenth century as a Russian fortress."
• Rhymes for tura
Word Origin & Etymology
As an Indian city, the name is derived from the local Garo deity Durama. As a Russian river, the name likely originates from indigenous Siberian or Turkic languages, with 'tura' often historically denoting a fortress or settlement.
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