Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,737,312,078 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Tamburlaine

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
Tam·er·lane  (tmr-ln) or Tam·bur·laine (-br-) 1336-1405.
Mongolian conqueror who led his nomadic hordes from their capital at Samarqand in central Asia to overrun vast areas of Persia, Turkey, Russia, and India.
Tamburlaine [ˈtæmbəˌleɪn]
n
(Biographies) a variant of Tamerlane
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.TamburlaineTamburlaine - Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
Tamerlane, Timur, Timur Lenk
Translations
Tamburlaine [ˈtæmbəˌleɪn] N → Tamerlán


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Tamburlaine the man is an exaggerated type; most of the men about him are his faint shadows, and those who are intended to be comic are preposterous.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Naumann has been painting the Saints drawing the Car of the Church, and I have been making a sketch of Marlowe's Tamburlaine Driving the Conquered Kings in his Chariot.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.