Turk

tɜːrk

Definition

Definition of Turk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nationalityperson from Turkey or of Turkish descent

She met a Turk during her trip to Istanbul.

Anatolian

Ottoman

Turkish

linguistics

TECH.

native speaker of any Turkic language

TECH.

He is a Turk who speaks fluent Uzbek.

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Expressions with Turk

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young Turk

rebellious or progressive member in an organization

The young Turk in the company proposed radical changes to the business model..

Turk's head

type of decorative knot resembling a turban

He learned to tie a Turk's head knot at the sailing club..

grand Turk

person with great power or authority

He acted like a grand Turk in the meeting.

out-paramour the Turk

surpass someone in romantic affairs

He tried to out-paramour the Turk with his charm and gifts.

Origin of Turk

Middle Persian, Tūrk (Turk)

Examples of Turk in a sentence

He collaborated with a Turk on the international project.
A Turk by birth, she learned Turkish at home.
The linguist interviewed a Turk for his research.

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French:Turc, ...
German:Türke, Turk, ...
Italian:turco, ...
Spanish:turco, ...
Portuguese:turco, ...
Chinese:土耳其人, 突厥人, ...
Japanese:トルコ人, テュルク人, ...
Arabic:تُركي, تَرْكِيّ, ...
Hebrew:טוּרְקִי, ...
Russian:турок, тюрк, ...
Ukrainian:турок, тюрок, ...
Hindi:तुर्क, ...
Bengali:তুর্কি, তুর্ক, ...
Catalan:turc, ...
Czech:Turek, Turk, ...
Danish:tyrker, tyrk, ...
Dutch:Turk, ...
Greek:Τούρκος, ...
Hungarian:török, török nyelvű népek valamelyikének tagja, ...
Khmer:ជនជាតិតួកគី, អ្នកនិយាយភាសាទួគីកជាភាសាកំណើត, ...
Korean:터키인, 튀르크인, ...
Persian:ترک, ...
Polish:Turek, ...
Portuguese (BR):turco, ...
Romanian:turc, ...
Swedish:turk, ...
Thai:ชาวเติร์ก, เตอร์ก, ...
Turkish:Türk, ...
Vietnamese:người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, người Turk, ...

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