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Meaning of Tauri | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains.

historical, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Русский та́вры

Examples

“Who these Tauri were is a question of some difficulty. Strabo calls them a Scythian people, but Herodotus clearly distinguishes the Tauri from the Scythians, as being a different nation.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Taurian tauric acid Tauric Chersonese Tauric Mountains Taurica tauricide