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Atatürk

[at-uh-turk, ah-tah-turk]
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noun

Kemal Atatürk.

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British Dictionary definitions for ataturk

Atatürk

noun

Kemal (kɛˈmɑːl), real name Mustafa Kemal. 1881– 1938, Turkish general and statesman; founder of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923–38), who westernized and secularized the country
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