tatar

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about tatar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
2. A member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups).
3. The Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains.