Tauri

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Tauri

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From Latin Taurī, from Ancient Greek Ταῦροι (Taûroi).

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  1. historical, plural, plural only An ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains. Who these Tauri were is a question of some difficulty. Strabo calls them a Scythian people, but Herodotus clearly distinguishes the Tauri from the Scythians, as being a different nation.

    Similar: Taurians

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noun an ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains

Русскийта́вры távry

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@misc{tauri_2026,
  title = {Tauri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tauri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}