Associations to the word «Tartary»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
TARTARY, proper noun. (archaic) The Eurasian Steppe.
TARTARY, proper noun. Obsolete form of Tartarus.
Dictionary definition
TARTARY, noun. The vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.