Tatary or Tartary (ˈtɑːtərɪ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a historical region (with indefinite boundaries) in E Europe and Asia, inhabited by Bulgars until overrun by the Tatars in the mid-13th century: extended as far east as the Pacific under Genghis Khan |
| 2. | Gulf of Tatary another name for the Tatar Strait |
| Tartary or Tartary | |
| —n | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |