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TARTARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
Example:
under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean
Synonyms:
Tartary; Tatary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Tartary" is a part of...):
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)
