Turk

¹

[turk]

noun

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.

Turk.

²

abbreviation

1. Turkey.

2. Turkic. Also Turk

3. Turkish. Also Turk

Turk

¹

/ 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

Turk.

²

abbreviation

1. Turkey

2. Turkish

Other Word Forms

• non-Turk noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turk¹

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

They lived in Ottoman Salonica, a melting-pot of Greeks, Turks, Jews, Albanians and cosmopolitan traders from all over Europe.

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The foreign ministry said Pakistan was "fully committed to protecting... basic freedoms and the rule of law as enshrined in the constitution", responding to criticism from UN rights chief Volker Turk.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk says generative AI risks becoming a "modern day Frankenstein's monster" without proper regulation.

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UN rights chief Volker Turk warned Monday that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster" that could threaten human rights, including to privacy, political participation and free expression.

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Turk conceives her character as a collection of insecurities and hesitant expressions, making Dalia the perfect candidate to be metaphorically reborn through an unlikely forest adventure in which magical events will occur.

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