tartana

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A form of tartan — Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.

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Meanings

nountartana (plural tartanas)

plural tartanas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tartan (“sailing vessel”).
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APA

tartana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartana

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“tartana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tartana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartana.

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