Tatar
noun
Ta·tar ˈtä-tər 
1
: a member of any of a group of Turkic peoples found mainly in the Tatar Republic of Russia and parts of Siberia and central Asia
2
: any of the Turkic languages spoken by the Tatar peoples
Word History
Etymology
Persian Tātār, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish Tatar Tatar
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1