Turk Definition

tûrk
noun
A member of the principal ethnic group of Turkey or, formerly, the Ottoman Empire.
Webster's New World
A member of any of the Turkic-speaking peoples of central Asia.
Webster's New World
A person born or living in present-day Turkey.
Webster's New World
Any of a breed of swift saddle horse developed in Turkey.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Turkey.
Webster's New World
Turkish.
Webster's New World
Turkmenistan.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Turk

Noun

Singular:
Turk
Plural:
turks, turks-caicos-is

Origin of Turk

  • Middle English from Old French Turc from Turkish Türk from Old Turkic türk strong

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Turk Sentence Examples

  • He published Lives of Foreign Statesmen (1830), The Greek and the Turk (1853), and Reigns of Louis X VIII.

  • As regards their common opposition to the Turk, this appeal led to nothing; but it marked the growth of a new Italian consciousness.

  • In 1664 he was chosen one of the directors of the imperial army raised to fight the Turk; and after the peace which followed the Christian victory at St Gotthard in August 1664, he aided the English king Charles II.

  • Ranking as one of the five Italian powers, she was also destined to defend Western Christendom against the encroachments of the Turk in Europe.

  • The emperor, the governments of England, Holland, France and Sweden, and even the Grand Turk made advances to the tsar.

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Words Starting With

TTUTUR

Words Ending With

KRKURK

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Words Starting With T and Ending With K

Starts With T & Ends With KStarts With TU & Ends With KStarts With T & Ends With RK

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With T4 Letter Words Ending With K