YURT Meaning of YURT in English [ jʊət , jə:t ]■ noun a circular tent of felt or skins used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.Originfrom Russ. ~a , via Fr. or Ger. from Turkic jurt . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004