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Turk

Turk [ turk ] (plural Turks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Turkey: somebody who comes from Turkey

2. member of Turkish ethnic group: a member of the Turkish-speaking ethnic group in Turkey, or, formerly, in the Ottoman Empire

3. Turkic speaker: a member of a people speaking a Turkic language

4. offensive term: an offensive term for a Muslim ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French Turc, medieval Latin Turcus< Turkish Türk]
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