Turk
Turk1 definition
Turk (tʉrk)
noun
- a member of any of the Turkic-speaking peoples of central Asia
- a member of the principal ethnic group of Turkey or, formerly, the Ottoman Empire
- a person born or living in present-day Turkey
- any of a breed of swift saddle horse developed in Turkey
Etymology: ME Turke < MFr Turc < ML Turcus < Turk Türk
Turk2 definition
Turk
- Turkey
- Turkish
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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