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Tartan.

The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtɑːt(ə)n/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɑɹtn̩/General-American[-ɾn̩]General-American
  1. The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּרְתָּן (tartān) (translated into English in versions of the Old Testament of the Bible: see the quotations), from the Assyrian dialect of Akkadian 𒌉𒋫𒉡 (tur-ta-nu).

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