Tatary

[ tah-tuh-ree ]

noun

1. Tartary.

Tatary

/ ˈtɑːtərɪ /

noun

1. a historical region (with indefinite boundaries) in E Europe and Asia, inhabited by Bulgars until overrun by the Tatars in the mid-13th century: extended as far east as the Pacific under Genghis Khan
2. See Tatar Strait
   Gulf of Tatary
   Gulf of Tatary another name for the Tatar Strait

Example Sentences

He was planning new missionary posts in Georgia and Tatary when death called him to his reward.

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A formidable insurrection, excited partly by religious enthusiasm, broke out in the western parts of Chinese Tatary in 1826.

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Among these were the brothers Polo, who traded with the East and themselves visited Tatary.

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"Impossible to go either to Turkey or Tatary," replied the Koschevoi, putting his pipe coolly into his mouth again.

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Look up to where the church towers are crowned by the onion domes of Tatary against a European sky.

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