- Tartary
- or Tatary geographical name a vast historical region in Asia & E Europe roughly extending from the Sea of Japan to the Dnieper
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Tartary — Tar ta*ry, n. Tartarus. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tartary — [tärt′ər ē] var. of TATARY … English World dictionary
Tartary — Tartaria redirects here. For the Romanian village of Tărtăria, see Săliştea. For the Russian federal subject formerly known as Tataria, see Tatarstan. In 1705 the Amsterdam burgomaster Nicolaes Witsen published this map of Tartary (Land of the… … Wikipedia
Tartary — noun the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean • Syn: ↑Tatary • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area,… … Useful english dictionary
tartary buckwheat — ˈtärd.ərē noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: tartary from Tartary (Tatary), indefinite region in Asia and Europe inhabited by Tatars, from Middle English Tartarie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin Tartaria : tartarian buckwheat … Useful english dictionary
Tartary wheat — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tartary buckwheat — totorinis grikis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių šeimos maistinis, pašarinis augalas (Fagopyrum tataricum), paplitęs pietų ir rytų Azijoje, rytų Sibire; jo sėklos valgomos. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Fagopyrum tataricum; Polygonum … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Tartary — /tahr teuh ree/, n. the historical name of a region of indefinite extent in E Europe and Asia: designates the area overrun by the Tartars in the Middle Ages, from the Dnieper River to the Pacific. Also, Tatary. [1350 1400; ME Tartarye < MF… … Universalium
Tartary — n. vast territory of eastern Europe and northern Asia that was overrun by the Tartars in the Middle Ages … English contemporary dictionary
tartary — tar·ta·ry … English syllables
