Tatar
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈtɑːtɑr/
:
tártaro
- The Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians in Crimea appeared to be vulnerable.
- Crimean Tatars
- Muslim Tatars
For the Crimean Tatars, for various reasons, this wasn't possible.
- For the Crimean Tatars, for various reasons, this wasn't possible.
- So this is no matter what, what could be, could be different kind of different roots, Armenian, Tatars, Ukrainians, whoever.
Examples
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Crimean Tatars began protests that summer over Moscow's collective deportation of their people during World War II.
Academic text (1990) -
The Grand Dutchie of Lithuania defeated the Tatars at the Battle of Blue Waters and conquered Kiev.
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"The Tatars you fear are long gone," I said.
Fiction book (2001) -
Even after the Tatars left, these people could not rebuild what they once had.
Academic text (1996) -
"The Tatars have been a menace throughout Russian history."
Fiction book (2001) -
Ivan the Third of Roscoe faced down the Tatar army and forced it to retreat.
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Nureyev was my idol; he was a Tatar of Muslim heritage like me, not a Russian.
Fiction book (2001) -
For the Crimean Tatars, for various reasons, this wasn't possible.
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I'd say Kovansky wants to intimidate the Tatars.
Fiction book (2001) -
Growing up, I always admired the rich culture of my Tatar heritage, filled with unique traditions and languages.
Synonyms
A person from the Tatar people
Compounds
A language spoken by the Tatar people mainly in the area between the Volga and Ural Mountains in Russia
- Archaic
A group of related languages like Turkish and Tatar that people speak in Central Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Tatar names a Turkic-speaking people who lived in parts of Russia and Central Asia and once formed many tribes and states. So a Tatar today usually means someone from that ethnic group, for example people living in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia.