Somon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Somon is a noun meaning Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Buryatia, Russia.
Meaning
Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Buryatia, Russia.
Example Sentences
Next day we drove through hilly pasture, in which we observed two large flocks of cranes, to Kharkorin, once the imperial city of Ogodei Khan, now a somon centre and state farm lying in a great plain encircled by mountains.
Word Forms
- somons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sumon, myon, samoyed, rajon.
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