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| Turk [ turk ] (plural Turks) |
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1. somebody from Turkey: somebody who comes from Turkey
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2. member of Turkish ethnic group: a member of the Turkish-speaking ethnic group in Turkey, or, formerly, in the Ottoman Empire
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3. Turkic speaker: a member of a people speaking a Turkic language
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4. offensive term: an offensive term for a Muslim
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archaic
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| [14th century. Via French Turc, medieval Latin Turcus< Turkish Türk] |