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Tatar - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Tatar : (noun)
1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded
Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol
Tatar]
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) [syn: Tatar]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar people living from
the Volga to the Ural Mountains [syn: Tatar]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tartar \Tar"tar\, n.
1. [Per. T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] A native or
inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of
numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin,
inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more
correctly but less usually, Tatar.
2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.
To catch a tartar, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person
who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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