TURK


Meaning of TURK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtərk ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.