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- adjective Of or relating to
Tartary or theTartars ;Tartaric . - noun dated A
cherry of various kinds.
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Examples
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The individuals of this nation, whom I had an opportunity of seeing at the Orinoco, have a stern expression of countenance; and some features in their physiognomy, erroneously called Tartarian, belong to branches of the Mongol race, the eye very long, the cheekbones high, but the nose prominent throughout its whole length.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The mountainous Mongun Taiga, Tsagan Shuvuut and Turgen Uul are strictly protected areas, being the habitat of the snow leopard Uncia uncia (EN) at the northern margin of its Mongolian range; also of Tartarian roedeer Capreolus pygargus, Altai argali Ovis ammon (VU), the world's largest sheep, and Altai marmot Marmota baibacina (EN).
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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Tartarian felt, and had round his neck the string of black beads belonging to his order.
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Signior among the Turks, the Sophies of Persia, those Tartarian
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In the few places where the land had been cleared the cultivation was tolerable and the houses comfortable, surrounded generally by cattle-sheds and rich crops of Tartarian oats.
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The Indian dyer, the Tartarian shepherd, and the English seaman, are acquainted with justice and injustice.
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How could he overlook to say, by-the-by, don't spill my plans to the one person everyone thinks is dead, buried alive, having fallen farther than an anvil dropped from the zenith can fall in nine times the space that measures day and night, into the Tartarian Pit, after having been shot in the mouth and the eye by the Queen of Huntresses, whose bow of certain death leaves no prey alive?
Orphans of Chaos 2005
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Of the dueties inioined vnto the Tartarian women, and of their labours, and also of their mariages.
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Of the dueties inioined vnto the Tartarian women, and of their labours, and also of their mariages.
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Neither could at any time the great Tartarian Emperour of Katay either by force, money, or policie obtaine it at his hands: notwithstanding that he hath done the vtmost of his indeuour for this purpose.
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