I. ˈselˌjük, -ju̇k, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective
or sel·ju·ki·an (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: seljuk from Turkish Selçuk, eponymous ancestor of the dynasties; seljukian from Turkish selçuki Seljukian, from Selçuk
1. : of or relating to any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over a great part of western Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a Turkish people ruled over by a Seljuk dynasty
II. noun
or seljukian “
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a member of a Seljuk dynasty
2. : a Turk subject to a Seljuk ruler