Tauri
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A group of people who lived long ago on the southern coast of Crimea
- proper noun
- Archaic
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Tauri
- The ancient Tauri were known for their skilled navigation along the shores of the Black Sea.
- Tauri people
- warriors of the Tauri
Examples
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My boys were watching a movie that featured fourth-generation Tauri as police cars.
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Historical records show that the Tauri traded goods with neighboring tribes and cultures.
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Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts that date back to the time of the Tauri civilization.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Tauri names an ancient people from the southern coast of the Crimea. One idea is that their name comes from a word meaning 'bull', the same root as Taurus, so you can remember them as the 'bull people', which helps explain old stories about bull rituals.