Seljuk

[sel-jook]

adjective

noting or pertaining to any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over large parts of Asia from the 11th to the 13th centuries.

noun

a member of a Seljuk dynasty or of a tribe ruled by them.

Also Sel·juk·i·an

[sel-joo-kee-uh n] /sɛlˈdʒu ki ən/.

Origin of Seljuk

First recorded in 1825–35

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Historical Examples of seljuk

It contains the ruins of a castle and of several Seljuk mosques.
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I shall suppose that the downfall of the Seljuk empire brought to their standards a great number of their own race.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races
Arthur, comte de Gobineau
They must have gone still further, for we find that Aseddin, the mother of one of the Seljuk dynasties, was a Christian.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races
Arthur, comte de Gobineau
It soon became the capital of the Seljuk state, and one of the most brilliant cities of the world.
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The Seljuk princes were too much absorbed by internal strife to concentrate against the new assailants.
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British Dictionary definitions for seljuk

Seljuk

Seljukian (sɛlˈdʒuːkɪən)

noun

a member of any of the pre-Ottoman Turkish dynasties ruling over large parts of Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries ad

adjective

of or relating to these dynasties or to their subjects

Word Origin for Seljuk

C19: from Turkish

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Word Origin and History for seljuk

Seljuk

Turkish dynasty of 11c.-13c., c.1600 (Selzuccian), from Turkish seljuq, name of reputed ancestor of the dynasty.