Tartar may refer to:

Places

* Tartar (river), a river in Azerbaijan *

Tartar, Switzerland Tartar is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis. History Tartar is first menti ...

, a village in the Grisons *

Tərtər Tartar ( ) is a city in and the capital of the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. Its population is approximately 18,200, as of 2008. During the Russian Empire, the city was the administrative center of the Jevanshir Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Govern ...

, capital of Tartar District, Azerbaijan *

Tartar District Tartar District ( az, Tərtər rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Goranboy, Yevlakh, Barda, ...

, 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 Tatar ( or ) is a Turkic languages, Turkic language spoken by Volga Tatars, Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia. It should not be confused with Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar or Siberian Tat ...

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), an American privateer schooner during the War of 1812 * 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 The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive built 1895

Other uses

Tartar (horse) Tartar (later named Toy, foaled 1789) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1792. One of the smallest horses to win a classic, he won the St Leger on his racecourse debut in September 1792. He ...

, 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 The Wayne State Warriors are the athletic teams that represent Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Warriors compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athle ...

, now called the Warriors * Tartarus, in Greek mythology, a place in the underworld