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Turcophile

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[tur-kuh-fahyl] / ˈtɜr kəˌfaɪl /
Also Turcophil, or Turkophile

noun

  1. a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.


adjective

  1. tending to favor Turkey or Turkish customs.

Etymology

Origin of Turcophile

First recorded in 1875–80; Turco- + -phile

Example Sentences

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Turcophile, tur′kō-fil, n. one who favours the Ottoman Turks.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

In fact, the Kaiser's Turcophile policy acquired a new significance owing to the spread of a Pan-Islamic propaganda which sent thrills of fanaticism through North-West Africa, Egypt, and Central Asia.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

He wished harm to no one; so courteous and civilized-over was he that one could easily imagine that such officials at Constantinople might give the Turcophile color to a corps diplomatique.

From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by Stillman, William James

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