Ta·tar | \ ˈtä-tər 
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\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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The first known use of Tatar was in 1842
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