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Tartary¹

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)təɹi

Where it comes from

From Old French Tartarie, from Medieval Latin Tartaria (“land of the Tartars”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹) , spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

proper noun Tatary

  1. archaic A blanket term for the Eurasian Steppe, Central Asia, and Siberia.
  2. archaic Chinese Tartary; regions outside of China proper inhabited by non-Han Chinese populations.

Tartary²

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)təɹi

Where it comes from

From Old French Tartaire, from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

proper noun Tatary

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of Tartarus An huge great Dragon horrible in ſight, Bred in the loathly lakes of Tartary

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name historical term for the Eurasian steppes and Central Asia

FrançaisTartarie
РусскийТарта́рия Tartárija

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@misc{tartary_2026,
  title = {Tartary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tartary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}