Tartarian

[ tahr-tair-ee-uh n ]

/ 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.

Origin of Tartarian

1350–1400; Middle English. See Tartar, -ian

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Examples from the Web for tartarian

And you, he said to the Tartarian chief, will not you help me?
Historical Parallels, vol 2 of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin
This bay is very open, belongs to the Tartarian sea, and is called the Linchidolin, where the Muscovites have a whale fishery.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume II (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
One of the upright kinds, most common in gardens, is the Tartarian Honeysuckle (L. tartarica), the flowers of which are in twins.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
The cross-legged sitting posture, and the Tartarian contour of the face and head, are very remarkable.
Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2|Richard Henry Bonnycastle

The variety still retains a place among the recommended cherries but under the name Tartarian.
The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for tartarian

Tartarian

/ (tɑːˈtɛərɪən) /

adjective

a variant spelling of TatarianSee Tatarian

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