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Translingual
Proper noun
Tauri
- (astronomy) genitive of Taurus used when naming stars, such as α Tauri.
English
Etymology
From Latin Taurī, from Ancient Greek Ταῦροι (Taûroi).
Noun
Tauri pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains.
- Synonym: Taurians
1850, Charles Anthon, “Chersonēsus Taurica”, in A System of Ancient and Mediæval Geography for the Use of Schools and Colleges, page 238: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.
Translations
an ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
A 20th century coinage of uncertain origin, possibly inspired by Kauri or Tarvo.
Proper noun
Tauri
- a male given name
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اَلثَّوْر (aṯ-ṯawr).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tauri
- (astronomy) Taurus
Synonyms
See also
Zodiac signs in Swahili (layout · text)
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