I. t(y)əˈrānēən, t(y)üˈ-, t(y)u̇ˈ- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Persian Tūrān Turkistan, the region north of the Oxus + English -ian
1.
a.
(1) : a member of any of the peoples of Ural-Altaic stock
(2) : a member of any division of a nomadic people held to have preceded the Aryans in Europe and Asia
b. : a member of any tribe or nationality of Turkic or Tataric stock
2. : the total body of Turanian languages
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or constituting various language families of Asia (as Altaic and Uralic)
2.
a. : of, relating to, or constituting peoples speaking the Turanian languages
b. : of, relating to, or constituted by Turanians