"Ur" meaning in English

See Ur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɝ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sux|𒋀𒀕𒆠|tr=Urim}} Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ur
  1. An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar. Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Places in Iraq Derived forms: Royal Game of Ur
    Sense id: en-Ur-en-name-j~DINxqf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ɝ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Urkontinent||original continent}} German Urkontinent (“original continent”), {{m|de|ur-||original}} ur- (“original”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ur
  1. (geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago). Categories (topical): Geology Categories (place): Continents, Historical polities
    Sense id: en-Ur-en-name-gc6~dhxm Disambiguation of Continents: 38 62 Disambiguation of Historical polities: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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