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ataman
[ at-uh-muhn ]
/ ˈæt ə mən /
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noun, plural at·a·mans.
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
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Origin of ataman
1825–35; <Russian atamán,Old Russian vatamanÅ, probably alteration of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
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ataman
/ (ˈætəmən) /
noun plural -mans
an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman
Word Origin for ataman
from Russian, from Polish hetman, from German Hauptmann (literally: head man)
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