tartary
IPA: tˈɑrtɝi
Root Word: Tartary
noun
- (archaic) The Eurasian Steppe.
- Obsolete form of Tartarus. [(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.]
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Examples of "tartary" in Sentences
- The Prince of Tartary is dazzled by Turandot's beauty.
- I was planning a merge along with an entry for Little Tartary.
- A prehistoric sepulchral tumulus or barrow in Russia and Tartary.
- A parallel account of this journey is found in his News from Tartary.
- Sent into exile in Tartary, he remained there for almost twenty years.
- For the general concept of Tatars in the past, see the lead of Tartary.
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