ɜːr

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Definition of Ur - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ancient cityvery old city in Mesopotamia

Ur was a major city in ancient Mesopotamia.

geology

TECH.

hypothetical supercontinent from the Archaean eon

TECH.

Scientists study the formation of Ur.

Pangaea

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Origin of Ur

Sumerian, Ur (ancient city)

Examples of Ur in a sentence

Ur is often studied in ancient history courses.
Ur is considered one of the earliest landmasses.
The breakup of Ur led to new continents.

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French:Ur, ...
German:Ur, ...
Italian:Ur, ...
Spanish:Ur, ...
Portuguese:Ur, ...
Chinese:乌尔, ...
Japanese:ウル, ...
Arabic:أُور, ...
Hebrew:אוּר, ...
Russian:Ур, ...
Ukrainian:Ур, ...
Hindi:उर, ...
Bengali:উর, ...
Catalan:Ur, ...
Czech:Ur, ...
Danish:Ur, ...
Dutch:Ur, ...
Greek:Ουρ, ...
Hungarian:Ur, ősi szuperkontinens, ...
Khmer:អ៊ូរ, អ៊ើរ, ...
Korean:우르, ...
Persian:اور, ...
Polish:Ur, ...
Portuguese (BR):Ur, ...
Romanian:Ur, ...
Swedish:Ur, ...
Thai:เมืองเออร์, เออร์, ...
Turkish:Ur, ...
Vietnamese:Ur, ...

jʊr

Definition of ur - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: you are

Slang

means the person is saying you are

Slang

Ur going to love this movie!

you're

abr: your

Slang

belonging to the person being spoken to

Slang

Is this ur backpack on the table?

your

abr: urban

Rare

Slang

related to cities or city life

Rare

Slang

Many young people prefer ur areas.

city

urban

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Origin of ur

German, ur (primitive)

Examples of ur in a sentence

Ur always so helpful!
I found ur keys in the kitchen.
Ur notes are on the desk.
Ur development is expanding rapidly.
Ur populations are growing worldwide.

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French:t'es, ton, ...
German:du bist, dein, ...
Italian:sei, tuo, ...
Spanish:tú eres, tu, ...
Portuguese:tu és, teu, ...
Chinese:你是, 你的, ...
Japanese:あなたは, あなたの, ...
Arabic:أنت, ملكك, ...
Hebrew:אַתָּה, שֶׁלְךָ, ...
Russian:ты, тв, ...
Ukrainian:ur, твій, ...
Hindi:ur, तुम्हारा, ...
Bengali:ইউ আর, তোমার, ...
Catalan:ets, el teu, ...
Czech:jsi, tvůj, ...
Danish:du er, din, ...
Dutch:je bent, jouw, ...
Greek:είσαι, σου, ...
Hungarian:te vagy, a te, ...
Khmer:អ្នកកំពុងជា, របស់អ្នក, ...
Korean:너는, 네, ...
Persian:تو هستی, یور, ...
Polish:jesteś, twój, ...
Portuguese (BR):vc, seu, ...
Romanian:tu ești, al tău, ...
Swedish:du är, din, ...
Thai:คุณเป็น, ของคุณ, ...
Turkish:ur, senin, ...
Vietnamese:bạn đang, của bạn, ...

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