Tatar

[ tah-ter ]

noun

1. a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
2. the language of this people, including the literary language of the Tatar Autonomous Republic, the dialects of the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of the Volga basin Volga Tatar, and numerous other dialects, some transitional to other Turkic languages.
3. Crimean Tatar.
4. Tartar ¹( defs 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 ).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Tatars or their language.
2. Tartar ¹( def 6 ).

Tatar

/ tɑːˈtɛərɪən; tɑːˈtærɪk; ˈtɑːtə /

noun

1. 1. a member of a Mongoloid people who under Genghis Khan established a vast and powerful state in central Asia from the 13th century until conquered by Russia in 1552
   2. a descendant of this people, now scattered throughout Russia but living chiefly in the Tatar Republic
2. any of the languages spoken by the present-day Tatars, belonging to various branches of the Turkic family of languages, esp Kazan Tatar

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tatars

Derived Forms

• Tatarian, adjective

Other Words From

• Ta·tar·i·an [tah-, tair, -ee-, uh, n], Ta·tar·ic [tah-, tar, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tatar¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Tartar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tatar¹

C14: from Old French Tartare, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (associated with Latin Tartarus the underworld), from Persian Tātār

Example Sentences

The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.

From The Daily Beast

Snyder had invited Tatar scholars to attend the conference, but they chose to remain in Crimea so as to mark this occasion.

From The Daily Beast

Tatar control—part occupation and part suzerainty over impotent, tribute-paying Russian principalities—lasted more than 200 years.

From The Daily Beast

In Pervomayskoye village, eight men from a Crimean “self-defense” squad intimidated local Tatar activist Ilyas Ibrahimov.

From The Daily Beast

“Most people are scared and lost,” says Vilora, a 20-year-old economics student, whose family is mixed Russian and Crimean Tatar.

From The Daily Beast

Fifthly, in 1644 the Tatar invasion occurred with the usual havoc, and the Manchu dynasty was inaugurated.

From Project Gutenberg

But this time they had no cattle; but they brought a Tatar, dead on his saddle.

From Project Gutenberg

But the red-bearded Tatar only frowned, and clucked with his tongue.

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The Tatar was delighted, brought him his old beshmet which was all in rags, and gave it to him.

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He drew his sabre, spurred his horse straight at the red-bearded Tatar.

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