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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

Origin and Etymology of tatar

Persian Tātār, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish Tatar Tatar

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