Tatar Strait

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a strait between Sakhalin Island and the Asian mainland, in the NW Pacific Ocean, connecting the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. 393 miles (632 km) long, narrowing to 5 miles (7 km) wide.

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Words nearby Tatar Strait

tatahash, tatami, Tatar, Tatar Republic, Tatarstan, Tatar Strait, Tatary, Tate, Tate Galleries, tater, Tathagata

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How to use Tatar Strait 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|DAILY BEAST
About $10 billion was earmarked to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait, with its unpredictable currents during spring floods.
Putin's Crimea Is a Big Anti-Gay Casino|Anna Nemtsova|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Snyder had invited Tatar scholars to attend the conference, but they chose to remain in Crimea so as to mark this occasion.
Putin vs. Humanity|James Kirchick|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

In Pervomayskoye village, eight men from a Crimean “self-defense” squad intimidated local Tatar activist Ilyas Ibrahimov.
The Crimea Exodus Has Begun|Oleg Shynkarenko|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Departure on the fourth voyage, accompanied by a merchant-ship bound through Torres Strait.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Directions for the passage within the reefs through Torres Strait.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
And the brave explorer sailed safely through the dangerous strait now named for him.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
On the south-side of Clarence Strait the land is low, like the coast to the eastward.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for Tatar Strait

Tatar Strait

noun

an arm of the Pacific between the mainland of SE Russia and Sakhalin Island, linking the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk. Length: about 560 km (350 miles)Also called: Gulf of Tatary

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