Tatary


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Ta·ta·ry

 (tä′tə-rē)
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Tatary

(ˈtɑːtərɪ)or

Tartary

n
1. (Placename) a historical region (with indefinite boundaries) in E Europe and Asia, inhabited by Bulgars until overrun by the Tatars in the mid-13th century: extended as far east as the Pacific under Genghis Khan
2. (Placename)Gulf of Tatary another name for theTatar Strait
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Ta•ta•ry

(ˈtɑ tə ri)

also Tartary



n.
a historic region of indefinite extent in E Europe and Asia: designates the area overrun by the Tartars in the Middle Ages, from the Dnieper River to the Pacific.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Tatary - the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean"
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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See Lukman Zakirov, "Poch emu kitaiskietatary poiut melodichno?," Literaturnaia gazeta, 6 September 2000, 5.
Soviet Music as National Achievement: The Development of Professional Music in the Tatar ASSR, 1928-59

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