Tatar

Turkic language speaker

Tatar refers to members of a Turkic people living mainly in Russia, especially in Tatarstan, and across Central Asia.

The Tatars were historically associated with the Mongol Empire, and the name was once applied loosely to various Central Asian peoples.

Tatar also designates their language, part of the Turkic family.

As an adjective: Tatar cuisine, Tatar culture.

The older spelling Tartar persists in some contexts.

ethnicity

Mongol

Central Asian pastoral people

  • TurkicCentral Asian language family
  • CrimeanOf a Ukrainian peninsula
  • VolgaEurope's longest river

Siberian · nomad · steppe · horde · Genghis · Cossack · yurt · tribe

language

Turkic

Central Asian language family

Crimean · speaker · alphabet · grammar · vocabulary · linguistic · written · spoken · native · minority language

geography

Crimea

Black Sea peninsula

  • RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
  • SiberiaRussia's eastern expanse
  • VolgaEurope's longest river

Ural · Central Asia · republic · region · territory · autonomous · federation

cuisine

tartare

Raw minced meat dish

minced · capers · onion · egg yolk · Worcestershire · seasoned · chopped · tartar sauce · mayonnaise · relish

Opposites
ethnic/linguistic identity

TatarRussian

Eastern Slavic language

Slavic · Slav · Ukrainian · Belarusian · Pole

historical role in russian history

TatarRussian Orthodox

Slavic Byzantine Christianity

Russian · Cossack · Orthodox Christian

Family

Tatars

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
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