turk

Definition of turk in English English dictionary: A Turk is a Turkish citizen, or a person of Turkish origin. someone from Turkey; A person from Turkey; one living in Turkey; a native or inhabitant of Turkey; {i} native or inhabitant of Turkey; person belonging to a Turkish-speaking people; Turkish horse; A member of a Mestee group in South Carolina; A member of any of the numerous ethnic groups whose majority have lived a nomadic life on the vast Eurasian steppe, speaking Turkic languages; See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum; The plum weevil; one of the dominant race in Turkey; A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc
turk's head: A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knots, resulting in a ball of rope
Turk's cap lily: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Lilium martagon (Martagon or Turk's cap lily) is a species of lily. It has a widespread native region extending from central Europe east through northern Asia to Mongolia and Korea. Several subspecies have been named. The plant is stem-rooting, growing between 1 m and 2 m tall. The flower colour is typically a pink-purple, with dark spots, but is quite variable, extending from near white to near black. The flowers are scented. Numerous flowers are borne on each plant, and up to 50 can be found on vigorous plants
Turk's-cap lily: {i} (Botany) Lilium Martagon, martagon, martagon lily, decorative lily native to Europe and Asia with small pinkish purple spotted flowers; any of the two types of North American lilies
turk's head: an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
turk's-cap: lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers
A Turk: ottoman
Grand Turk: The chief island of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the Bahamas. The town of Grand Turk (population, 3,146) is the capital of the island group
Shatuo Turk: or Sha-t'o Turk Any member of a nomadic people who came to the aid of the Tang dynasty (618-907) after the rebel Huang Zhao captured the capitals of Luoyang and Chang'an in 880 and 881. Their leader, Li Keyong (856-908), became one of the aspirants to imperial power during the collapse of the Tang dynasty
Turks: {i} Turkic-speaking peoples; Turkish language, language spoken in Turkey, language spoken in the country in western Asia and southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Turks: Plural of Turk
young turk: a young radical who agitates for reform
young turk: a member of one or more of the insurgetn groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
young turk: a young radical who agitates for reform a member of one or more of the insurgetn groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule

Turkish - English

Definition of turk in Turkish English dictionary
turks: the turks

turk

Hyphenation

Turk

Turkish pronunciation

tırk

Pronunciation

/ˈtərk/ /ˈtɜrk/

Etymology

[ t&rk ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French or Turkish; Middle French Turc, from Medieval Latin or Turkish; Medieval Latin Turcus, from Turkish Türk.