ataman
Americannoun
plural
atamansnoun
Etymology
Origin of ataman
1825–35; < Russian atamán, Old Russian vatamanŭ, probably alteration of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
Example Sentences
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From before the cottage came the murmur of the talk of the Cossacks, who were surely in their saddles and waiting for the ataman; but the ataman was in torture.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
"We will take him with us to Kamenyets, and there our ataman will play with him."
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
He was a man of great beauty and extraordinary strength, thanks to which he had the rank of kuren ataman.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
It was evident that he was too sure of his ataman.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
But how insignificant appeared little Pan Michael before the large and powerful ataman!
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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