Turkoman

or Tur·co·man

[ tur-kuh-muhn ]

noun,plural Tur·ko·mans.

a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
Turkmen.

Origin of Turkoman

<Medieval Latin Turcomannus<Persian turkmānTurkmen

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How to use Turkoman in a sentence

Such, at all events, was the expressed opinion of the Turkomans.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry
These form at this day the greatest and most powerful tribe of the Turkomans.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry
My friends, as well as the Turkomans, had with them supplies of sheep-fat.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry
Amongst the Turkomans we find no trace of any such character.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry
On the other route are the Yomut Turkomans, an honest, hospitable people.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius Vmbry

British Dictionary definitions for Turkoman

Turkoman

Turkman

/ (ˈtɜːkəmən) /

noun

plural -mans or -men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
the Turkmen language

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

Origin of Turkoman

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like

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