Turk Definition

tûrk
noun
A member of the principal ethnic group of Turkey or, formerly, the Ottoman Empire.
Webster's New World
A member of any of the Turkic-speaking peoples of central Asia.
Webster's New World
A person born or living in present-day Turkey.
Webster's New World
Any of a breed of swift saddle horse developed in Turkey.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Turkey.
Webster's New World
Turkish.
Webster's New World
Turkmenistan.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Turk

Noun

Singular:
Turk
Plural:
turks, turks-caicos-is

Origin of Turk

  • Middle English from Old French Turc from Turkish Türk from Old Turkic türk strong

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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