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Tatar

/ˈtɑdər/

Other forms: Tatars

Definitions of Tatar
  1. noun
    a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)
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    type of:
    Russian
    a native or inhabitant of Russia
  2. noun
    the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
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    type of:
    Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar
    a subfamily of Altaic languages
  3. noun
    a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
    synonyms: Mongol Tatar, Tartar
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    type of:
    Mongol, Mongolian
    a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
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