aul

1 9.9

A small traditional mountain village in the Caucasus or Central Asia

noun

: aul

Traditionally, each aul was home to a close-knit community that celebrated local customs.

Examples

Now we know that this aul has some relationship.
Well now, it's a busy aul' night.

Goldfish Memory (2003)
Well, she wouldn't say, so I filled the aul wan so full of booze she couldn't walk.

I Sell the Dead (2008)
When NIH opened comment on its proposed funding guidelines, the plaintiff researchers and many other individuals and organizations, including AUL, filed comments demonstrating that funding research on embryonic stem cell lines violates Dickey-Wicker and is unnecessary in light of the significant breakthroughs in adult stem cell research.

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The village we visited was an ancient aul nestled in the mountains of Central Asia.
During our trip, we explored the vibrant markets of the aul, where artisans displayed their crafts.

How Big

metropolis

32 5.2

city

∞ 1.0

town

∞ 1.0

aul

1 9.9

hamlet

23 5.0

Surface Forms

aul singular

auls plural

Etymology

Aul comes from a Turkic word aul meaning 'village', used in Kazakh and other Central Asian languages. That's why an aul today is a traditional village or settlement, often in the mountains or the steppe of the Caucasus and Central Asia.