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Tartarian

[ tahr-tair-ee-uhn ]
/ tɑrˈtɛər i ən /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a Tartar or the Tartars, the Mongolian and Turkish tribes who overran Asia and much of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.

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Origin of Tartarian

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see Tartar, -ian

Words nearby Tartarian

tartarated, tartare, Tartarean, tartar emetic, tartare sauce, Tartarian, Tartarian aster, Tartarian honeysuckle, tartaric, tartaric acid, tartarize
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British Dictionary definitions for Tartarian

Tartarian
/ (tɑːˈtɛərɪən) /

adjective

a variant spelling of TatarianSee Tatarian
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