2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tartar  \Tar"tar\,  n. 
  1.  [Per.  T[=a]t[=a]r,  of  Tartar  origin.]  A  native  or 
  inhabitant  of  Tartary  in  Asia;  a  member  of  any  one  of 
  numerous  tribes,  chiefly  Moslem,  of  Turkish  origin, 
  inhabiting  the  Russian  Europe;  --  written  also  more 
  correctly  but  less  usually,  {Tatar}. 
 
  2.  A  person  of  a  keen,  irritable  temper. 
 
  {To  catch  a  tartar},  to  lay  hold  of  or  encounter,  a  person 
  who  proves  too  strong  for  the  assailant.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Tatar 
  n  1:  a  member  of  the  Mongolian  people  of  central  Asia  who  invaded 
  Russia  in  the  13th  century  [syn:  {Tatar},  {Tartar},  {Mongol 
  Tatar}] 
  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)  [syn:  {Tatar}] 
  3:  the  Turkic  language  spoken  by  the  Tatar  people  living  from 
  the  Volga  to  the  Ural  Mountains  [syn:  {Tatar}] 

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