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Tatar

ta·tar

UK/ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

Synonyms
2.

a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)

3.

the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains

Origin

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Polish Tatar and Hungarian Tatár, an ethnic surname for a Tatar person.

Phrases

  • Chinese Tatar
  • Crimean Tatar
  • Dobrujan Tatar
  • Finnish Tatar
  • Kazan Tatar
  • Nogai Tatar
  • Siberian Tatar

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