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ataman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈætəmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(at′ə mən)

at•a•man (at′ə mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mans.

Anthropology, Military, World Historythe elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.

Russian atamán, Old Russian vatamanù, probably alteration of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
1825–35

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ataman /ˈætəmən/ n ( pl -mans)

an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman

Etymology: from Russian, from Polish hetman, from German Hauptmann (literally: head man)

'ataman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hetman

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