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TATAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tatar mean?
• TATAR (noun)
The noun TATAR has 3 senses:
1. a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
2. a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)
3. the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
Familiarity information: TATAR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mongol Tatar; Tartar; Tatar
Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):
Mongol; Mongolian (a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):
Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):
Turki; Turkic; Turkic language; Turko-Tatar (a subfamily of Altaic languages)
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