Tu·ra·ni·an (t -r  n - n, -rä-, ty-)adj. Of or relating to the Ural-Altaic languages or to the peoples who speak them. n. 1. See Ural-Altaic. 2. A member of any of the peoples who speak languages of the Ural-Altaic group. [From Persian T  rn, Turkistan.] |
Turanian [tjʊˈreɪnɪən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of any of the peoples inhabiting ancient Turkestan, or their descendants
2. (Linguistics / Languages) another name for Ural-Altaic
adj
1. (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the Ural-Altaic languages or any of the peoples who speak them
2. (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Turkestan or its people
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