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TATAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):

Turki; Turkic; Turkic language; Turko-Tatar (a subfamily of Altaic languages)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

Synonyms:

Mongol Tatar; Tartar; Tatar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tatar" is a kind of...):

Mongol; Mongolian (a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia)

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