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Turk
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Turk  (tûrk)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
2. A member of the principal ethnic group of modern-day Turkey or, formerly, of the Ottoman Empire.
3. A member of any of the Turkic-speaking peoples.
4. Obsolete A Muslim.

[Middle English, from Old French Turc, from Turkish Türk, from Old Turkic türk, strong.]

Turk [tɜːk]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Turkey
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a native speaker of any Turkic language, such as an inhabitant of Turkmenistan or Kyrgyzstan
3. Obsolete, derogatory a violent, brutal, or domineering person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.TurkTurk - a native or inhabitant of Turkey    
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
Osmanli, Ottoman, Ottoman Turk - a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Turki - any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
effendi - a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
Translations
Turk [tɜːk] N
1. (from Turkey) → turco/a m/f
2. (fig) (esp Pol) → elemento m alborotador
young Turkjoven reformista mf

Turk [ˈtɜːrk] nTurc* $(Turque)m/f

Turk
nTürke m, → Türkin f

Turk [tɜːk] nturco/a
Turk [tɜːk] nturco/a

Turk تُركي Turek tyrker Türke Τούρκος turco turkkilainen Turc Turak turco トルコ人 터키 사람 Turk tyrker Turek turco турок turk ชาวตุรกี Türk người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ 土耳其人


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