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Definition of Ataman
1. n. A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Definition of Ataman
1. Noun. (historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ataman
1. a hetman [n -S] - See also: hetman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ataman
Literary usage of Ataman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Russia, the Krimea, the Caucasus, and Georgia by Robert Lyall (1825)
"He came here with his countrymen in 1792, has been their ataman during seven or
eight years, and ardently devotes his Kfe to. their service. ..."
2. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1823)
"... of the People—their Dress and External Appearance—Visit from the ataman —
Causes of the War in Circassia — Passage of the Kuban—Advance of the Cossack ..."
3. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by Dobson, George (1890)
"... the ancient capital — Cossack regalia and charters — English sword of honour
presented to a Cossack ataman— The Cossack in Europe—Cossack colonizers ..."
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