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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

アタマン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ataman

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ataman/ˈætəˌmæn/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"アタマンはコサックの最高指導者でした。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A supreme military leader or chief of the Cossacks.

    "The legendary ataman led his cavalry across the vast steppes to defend their autonomous territories."
  2. 2

    A leader or head of a community or group, particularly in historical East European contexts.

    "He was elected as the village ataman during the traditional annual assembly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the 19th century from Russian ataman, which ultimately derives from Turkic roots such as Old Turkic ata (father) combined with a suffix, or possibly from German Hauptmann (captain) via Polish. Historically, it served as the title of a Cossack supreme military commander or chieftain.

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