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TAMERLANE

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Overview

TAMERLANE (noun)
  The noun TAMERLANE has 1 sense:

1. Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)play

  Familiarity information: TAMERLANE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TAMERLANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Tamburlaine; Tamerlane; Timur; Timur Lenk

Instance hypernyms:

ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)


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