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at⋅a⋅man
[at-uh-muh
n] 
–noun, plural -mans.
| the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force. |
Origin:
1825–35; < Russ atamán, ORuss vatamanŭ, prob. alter. of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
1825–35; < Russ atamán, ORuss vatamanŭ, prob. alter. of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
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| at·a·man
(āt'ə-mān') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. at·a·mans A Cossack chief. Also called hetman. [Russian, from South Turkic, leader of an armed band : ata, father + -man, augmentative suff.] |
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Ataman
At"a*man\, n. [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G. hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. Hetman.] A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
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