Meanings
nounTauri pl (plural only)
- historicalpluralplural onlyAn ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains.
Who these Tauri were is a question of some difficulty. Strabo calls them a Scythian people, but Herodotus clearly distinguishes the Tauri from the Scythians, as being a different nation.
1850, Charles Anthon, “Chersonēsus Taurica”, in A System of Ancient and Mediæval Geography for the Use of Schools and Colleges, page 238Synonyms: Taurians
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains.
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΤαῦροι
- LatinTaurī
- EnglishTauri
From Latin Taurī, from Ancient Greek Ταῦροι (Taûroi).
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Ancient Greek Ταῦροι
- Ταῦροι (Taûroi)an ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains
Latin Taurī
- Taurīan ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains
Russian та́вры
- та́вры (távry)an ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains
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APA
Tauri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tauri
MLA
“Tauri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tauri. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tauri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tauri.
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