See also: tatar, tàtar, tâtar, tätar, and tătar

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Etymology 1 edit

From a Turkic language. More at Tatars.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑtɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ætɑː(ɹ)

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Tatar

  1. An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
  2. (obsolete) Tartary.
    • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
      Sweeter than the muſk of Tatar, the morning breeze from the navel of every flower raviſhed perfume.
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Tatar (plural Tatars)

  1. A person belonging to one of several Turkic, Tatar-speaking ethnic groups in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
    Synonym: Tartar
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Tatar (comparative more Tatar, superlative most Tatar)

  1. Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.
    Tatar customs
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Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Polish Tatar and Hungarian Tatár, an ethnic surname for a Tatar person.

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Tatar (plural Tatars)

  1. A surname.
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tatar is the 23804th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1062 individuals. Tatar is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

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From a Turkic language.

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Tatar m anim

  1. Tatar, Tartar (member of various Turkic peoples)

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  • Tatar in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Tatar in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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  • Tatare (masculine or feminine)

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From the same Turkic source as tartare.

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Tatar m (plural Tatars, feminine Tatare)

  1. Tatar (member of various Turkic peoples)

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From a Turkic language.

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Tatar m (weak, genitive Tataren, plural Tataren, feminine Tatarin)

  1. Tatar (member of various Turkic peoples) (male or of unspecified gender)

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  • Tatar” in Duden online

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Derived from Turkic. Doublet of Tatarzyn.

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Tatar m pers (female equivalent Tatarka)

  1. Tatar (a member of one of several Turkic ethnic groups)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Tatarzyn
  2. inhabitant of Tatarstan

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  • Tatar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Tatar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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From Ottoman Turkish تاتار, from a Mongolic or Turkic name of a Khorezmian Turkic (Old Tatar) tribe.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tataɾ]
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧tar

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Tatar (definite accusative Tatar'ı, plural Tatarlar)

  1. Tatar (person)
    Tatarlar, Asya'dan batıya iki dalga hâlinde yayılmışlardır.
    Tatars spread from Asia to the west in two waves.

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Tatar

  1. a male given name

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References edit

  • The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 26