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Tamerlane

ta·mer·lane

UK/ˈtæməleɪn/ US/ˈtæməɹleɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)

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Origin

From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information.

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