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Turkoman

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Turk·men  (tûrkmn, -mn)
n. pl. Turkmen or Turk·mens
1. A native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
2. also Tur·ko·man or Tur·co·man (tûrk-mn) pl. Turkoman or Turcoman or Tur·ko·mans or Tur·co·mans A member of a traditionally nomadic Turkic people inhabiting Turkmenistan and neighboring areas in Iran and Afghanistan.
3. also Turkoman or Turcoman The Turkic language of the Turkmen.
[Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmn, from turkmn, like a Turk, from Turk, Turk; see Turki.]
Turkmen, Turko·man, Turco·man adj.
Turkoman [ˈtɜːkəmən], Turkman
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -mans, -men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the Turkmen language
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their language
[from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like]
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Noun1.Turkoman - a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areasTurkoman - a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
Turcoman, Turkmen
Turki - any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
2.Turkoman - the Turkic language spoken by the TurkomanTurkoman - the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
Turcoman, Turkmen
Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar, Turki - a subfamily of Altaic languages
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