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ataman

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at·a·man  (t-mn)
n. pl. at·a·mans
A Cossack chief. Also called hetman.
[Russian, from South Turkic, leader of an armed band : ata, father + -man, augmentative suff.]
ataman [ˈætəmən]
n pl -mans
(Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman
[from Russian, from Polish hetman, from German Hauptmann (literally: head man)]


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