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'''Tartar''' may refer to:

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== Places ==
* [[Tartar (river)]], a river in Azerbaijan
* [[Tartar, Switzerland]], a village in the Grisons
* [[Tərtər]], capital of Tartar District, Azerbaijan
* [[Tartar District]], Azerbaijan
* [[Tartar Island]], South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

== People and languages==
* Tartar, someone from [[Tartary]], the historical central Asian region populated by Manchus, Mongols, Turks, and others
* [[Tatars]], a Turkic ethnic group native to present-day Russia and Ukraine
** [[Tatar language]]

== Chemicals ==
* [[Potassium bitartrate]], also called cream of tartar
* [[Tartaric acid]], commonly mixed with sodium bicarbonate and sold as baking powder

== Food ==
* [[Steak tartare]], a meat dish made from raw ground (minced) beef or horsemeat
* [[Tartar sauce]], a condiment primarily composed of mayonnaise and finely chopped capers
* [[Cream of tartar]], the culinary name for potassium bitartrate, a dry, powdery, acidic byproduct of fermenting grapes into wine

== Military ==
* [[Tartar (1813 privateer)|''Tartar'' (1813 privateer)]], an American privateer schooner during the War of 1812
* [[HMS Tartar|HMS ''Tartar'']], the name of several Royal Navy Vessels
* [[RIM-24 Tartar]], a missile
* [[Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System]]

== Transportation ==
* ''Tartar'', a [[GWR Iron Duke Class]] locomotive built 1848
* ''Tartar'', a [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotive built 1895

== Other uses ==
* [[Tartar (horse)]], a racehorse
* Commander Tartar, the antagonist of the ''[[Splatoon 2]]'' Octo Expansion
* [[Dental tartar]] or calculus, hardened dental plaque
* Tartar Sauce, a swear word for [[SpongeBob SquarePants]]
* [[Wayne State Tartars]], now called the Warriors
* [[Tartarus]], in Greek mythology, a place in the underworld
* [[Tartarium]], a middle age expensive fabric also known as Cloth of Tars

== See also ==
* [[East Tartary]]
* [[Lake Tharthar]]
* [[Tartary]]
* [[Tatra (disambiguation)]]

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