Tatar

noun, adj — 3 senses

Tatar

noun

US /ˈtɑtɚ/ · /ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/

Etymology From a Turkic language. More at Tatars.

1

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identified or identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

2

Specifically A Volga Tatar of Tatarstan, the bearers of the unqualified "Tatar" ethnonym after national delimitation in the Soviet Union.

Derived terms
Tatarstan, Tatary

Tatar

adj

Etymology From a Turkic language. More at Tatars.

1

Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.

  • Tatar customs
Derived terms
Tatar Yoke

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