Turko-Tatar

[ tur-koh-tah-ter ]

/ ˌtɜr koʊˈtɑ tər /

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noun, adjective

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Words nearby Turko-Tatar

Turkoman, Turkoman rug, Turkomen, Turkophile, Turkophobe, Turko-Tatar, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turk's-cap lily, Turk's-head, Turk's-head cactus, Turku

How to use Turko-Tatar 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.
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Snyder had invited Tatar scholars to attend the conference, but they chose to remain in Crimea so as to mark this occasion.
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Tatar control—part occupation and part suzerainty over impotent, tribute-paying Russian principalities—lasted more than 200 years.
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In Pervomayskoye village, eight men from a Crimean “self-defense” squad intimidated local Tatar activist Ilyas Ibrahimov.
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“Most people are scared and lost,” says Vilora, a 20-year-old economics student, whose family is mixed Russian and Crimean Tatar.
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Fifthly, in 1644 the Tatar invasion occurred with the usual havoc, and the Manchu dynasty was inaugurated.
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But this time they had no cattle; but they brought a Tatar, dead on his saddle.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
But the red-bearded Tatar only frowned, and clucked with his tongue.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
The Tatar was delighted, brought him his old beshmet which was all in rags, and gave it to him.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
He drew his sabre, spurred his horse straight at the red-bearded Tatar.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi