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Webster 1913 Edition


Turk

Turk

(tûrk)
,
Noun.
[Per.
Turk
; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F.
Turc
.]
1.
A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
2.
A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
3.
A Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey.
[Archaic]
It is no good reason for a man’s religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a
Turk
would have as much reason to be a
Turk
as a Christian to be a Christian.
Chillingworth.
4.
(Zool.)
The plum weevil. See
Curculio
, and
Plum weevil
, under
Plum
.
Turk's cap
.
(Bot.)
(a)
Turk's-cap lily. See under
Lily
.
(b)
A tulip.
(c)
A plant of the genus
Melocactus
; Turk's head. See
Melon cactus
, under
Melon
.
Turk's head
.
(a)
(Naut.)
A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
R. H. Dana, Jr.
(b)
(Bot.)
See
Turk's cap
(c)
above.
Turk's turban
(Bot.)
,
a plant of the genus
Ranunculus
; crowfoot.

Definition 2024


Türk

Türk

See also: turk, Turk, and Turk.

Turkish

Proper noun

Türk

  1. Turk (person from Turkey)
  2. Turk (person of ethnic group)
    Türkleri seviyorum.
    I love Turks.
    Ben Türk'üm ve inandığının aksine, hayatımda sadece bir kez deve gördüm, hayvanat bahçesinde. Babam da sadece bir kadınla evli.
    I am a Turk and on the contrary of what you believe, I've only once seen a camel in my whole life, in the zoo. Besides, my father is married to only one woman.
  3. A male given name

Declension

Adjective

Türk (comparative daha Türk, superlative en Türk)

  1. Turkish
    Türk dili ve edebiyatı.
    Turkish language and literature.

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