Tatary
Americannoun
noun
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a historical region (with indefinite boundaries) in E Europe and Asia, inhabited by Bulgars until overrun by the Tatars in the mid-13th century: extended as far east as the Pacific under Genghis Khan
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another name for the Tatar Strait
Example Sentences
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Continuing his travels, he proceeded through Prussia and Austria into Turkey, Egypt, and Tatary, and thence returning to Constantinople, learned, as he boasted, the art of transmutation, and became possessed of the elixir vitae.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles
Among these were the brothers Polo, who traded with the East and themselves visited Tatary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
And there were the three-eyed Giants of Tatary, a host in themselves, who liked nothing better than to fight.
From Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
St Hyacinth, a Pole received by St Dominic, during missionary journeys extending over thirty-five years travelled over the north and east of Europe and into Tatary, Tibet and northern China.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Then rushed the three-eyed Giants of Tatary upon the Knooks, and the Goozzle-Goblins upon the Ryls, and the firebreathing Dragons upon the sweet Fairies.
From Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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