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proper nounSynonym of Tartary.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΤάρταρος
- LatinTartarus“Hell (in Greek mythology)”
- Old Turkic𐱃𐱃𐰺
- EnglishTartaria
From Medieval Latin Tartaria (“land of the Tartars”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹) , spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
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Tartaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tartaria
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