Tamerlan

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Russian or Chechen.

    "Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, has been identified as the man killed during a huge manhunt launched in the early hours of Friday."

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tamburlaine

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"Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, has been identified as the man killed during a huge manhunt launched in the early hours of Friday."

Etymology

From Russian Тамерла́н (Tamerlán), from Chechen Тамерлан (Tamerlan).

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