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Tatar

noun Ta·tar \ˈtä-tər\

Definition of TATAR

1
:  a member of any of a group of Turkic peoples found mainly in the Tatar Republic of Russia and parts of Siberia and central Asia
2
:  any of the Turkic languages spoken by the Tatar peoples
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Origin of TATAR

Persian Tātār, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish Tatar Tatar
First Known Use: 1842

Rhymes with TATAR

blotter, cotter, daughter, dotter, knotter, otter, plotter, potter, Qatar, rotter, spotter, squatter, swatter, totter, trotter, water

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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Tatar
  2. Tatar of the Volga
  3. Tatar sable
  4. Tatar Strait
  5. Cherneviye Tatar
  6. Chulyma Tatar
  7. Kazan Tatar
  8. Turko-Tatar
  9. Sagai
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