n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə rk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Turkish; Anglo-French Turc, from Medieval Latin or Turkish; Medieval Latin Turcus, from Turkish Türk
Date: 14th century
1 : a member of any of numerous Asian peoples speaking Turkic languages who live in a region extending from the Balkans to eastern Siberia and western China
2 : a native or inhabitant of Turkey
3 : MUSLIM specifically : a Muslim subject of the Turkish sultan
4 : a Turkish horse specifically : a Turkish strain of Arab and crossbred horses
5 often not capitalized : a usually young dynamic person eager for change especially : YOUNG TURK