Tatar
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.
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.
of or relating to the Tatars or their language.
Origin of Tatar
1- Also Tartar (for defs. 1-3, 5).
Other words from Tatar
- Ta·tar·i·an [tah-tair-ee-uhn], /tɑˈtɛər i ən/, Ta·tar·ic [tah-tar-ik], /tɑˈtær ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby Tatar
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How to use Tatar in a sentence
The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.
Rebranding The Land of Mongol Warriors & Ivan The Terrible | Anna Nemtsova | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSnyder had invited Tatar scholars to attend the conference, but they chose to remain in Crimea so as to mark this occasion.
Tatar control—part occupation and part suzerainty over impotent, tribute-paying Russian principalities—lasted more than 200 years.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself | P. J. O’Rourke | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Pervomayskoye village, eight men from a Crimean “self-defense” squad intimidated local Tatar activist Ilyas Ibrahimov.
“Most people are scared and lost,” says Vilora, a 20-year-old economics student, whose family is mixed Russian and Crimean Tatar.
Fifthly, in 1644 the Tatar invasion occurred with the usual havoc, and the Manchu dynasty was inaugurated.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellBut this time they had no cattle; but they brought a Tatar, dead on his saddle.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiBut the red-bearded Tatar only frowned, and clucked with his tongue.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiThe Tatar was delighted, brought him his old beshmet which was all in rags, and gave it to him.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiHe drew his sabre, spurred his horse straight at the red-bearded Tatar.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. Tolstoi
British Dictionary definitions for Tatar
Tartar
/ (ˈtɑːtə) /
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
a descendant of this people, now scattered throughout Russia but living chiefly in the Tatar Republic
any of the languages spoken by the present-day Tatars, belonging to various branches of the Turkic family of languages, esp Kazan Tatar
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tatars
Origin of Tatar
1Derived forms of Tatar
- Tatarian (tɑːˈtɛərɪən), Tartarian, Tataric (tɑːˈtærɪk) or Tartaric, adjective
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