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TATAR
Tatar
(noun) the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
Tatar
(noun) a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)
Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar
(noun) a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Tatar
An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
Noun
Tatar (plural Tatars)
A person belonging to one of several Turkic, Tatar-speaking ethnic groups in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
Synonym: Tartar
Adjective
Tatar (comparative more Tatar, superlative most Tatar)
Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.
Anagrams
• Attar, Tatra, attar
Source: Wiktionary
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