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  Turk

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
• Turk.
  Turk.

  abbreviation

  Turkey.

Turk

¹ American  

[turk] / tɜrk /

noun

Turks plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Turkey.

2. (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire.

3. a Muslim, especially a subject of the Sultan of Turkey.

4. a member of any of the peoples speaking Turkic languages.

5. one of a breed of Turkish horses closely related to the Arabian horse.

6. any Turkish horse.

7. Young Turk.

8. Archaic. a cruel, brutal, and domineering man.

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Turk. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Turkey.

2. Turkic. Also Turk

3. Turkish. Also Turk

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Turk ¹ British  

/ tɜːk /

noun

1. a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Turkey

2. a native speaker of any Turkic language, such as an inhabitant of Turkmenistan or Kyrgyzstan

3. obsolete a violent, brutal, or domineering person

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Turk. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Turkey

2. Turkish

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-Turk
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Turks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Turk

First recorded in 1400–50; from Old French Turc, Middle English Turke, Turque, ultimately from Turkish Türk; compare Medieval Latin Turcus, Medieval Greek Toûrkos, Middle French turc, Italian turco, Persian turk

Example Sentences

Now Dr. Turk is back working at the hospital with his buddy J.D.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Dutch colonial records refer to Anthony as a Turk or “Mauhammetan,” despite the absence of any Muslim religiosity on his part.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Turk also deplored Hezbollah's missile and drone attacks on northern Israel, and urged both parties to stop, immediately.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"Two of these 15 made the crossing," Abdulkadir Uraloglu told CNN's Turk channel.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The Turk is already strapping Bushra into hers.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell