Crimean Tatar

or Crimean Tartar

noun

1. a member of a Turkic people who lived in the Crimea before emigration to Anatolia in the 18th and 19th centuries and deportations to Soviet central Asia after World War II.
2. the Turkic language of the Crimean Tatars.

Example Sentences

Jamala sang part of her song in the Crimean Tatar language, while Kalush Orchestra sang and rapped in Ukrainian.

From Seattle Times

There are reported to be strong links to the peninsula's Turkic-speaking Crimean Tatar population - although representatives of that community who the BBC spoke to said they did not start Atesh.

From BBC

He tells us he's part of a group called Atesh - a word that means fire in Crimean Tatar.

From BBC

Ethnic Russians now make up the majority of the population, but significant Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar minorities remain.

From BBC

Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, is of Crimean Tatar descent.

From Washington Times