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Turk1 definition

Turk (tʉrk)

noun

  1. a member of any of the Turkic-speaking peoples of central Asia
  2. a member of the principal ethnic group of Turkey or, formerly, the Ottoman Empire
  3. a person born or living in present-day Turkey
  4. any of a breed of swift saddle horse developed in Turkey

Etymology: ME Turke < MFr Turc < ML Turcus < Turk Türk

Turk2 definition

Turk

  1. Turkey
  2. Turkish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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