Turkic

[ tur-kik ]

/ ˈtɜr kɪk /

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noun

a family of closely related languages of southwest, central, and northern Asia and eastern Europe, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and Yakut. Abbreviations: Turk, Turk.

adjective

of or relating to Turkic or Turkic-speaking peoples.

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Also called Turko-Tatar.

Origin of Turkic

First recorded in 1855–60; Turk + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Turkic

non-Turkic, adjective

Words nearby Turkic

Turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, Turki, Turkic, Turkish, Turkish Angora, Turkish bath, Turkish coffee, Turkish delight

How to use Turkic in a sentence

The repression of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim group of Turkic ethnicity, has not spared elite families like Asat’s.
Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out|by Sebastian Rotella, photography by Haruka Sakaguchi, special to ProPublica|November 30, 2021|ProPublica
In 2009, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called China’s repression of Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group, a “genocide.”
Democracy is losing|German Lopez|November 19, 2021|Vox
It now really belongs to the small tribe of Turkic origin which, after occupying Turkistan, has spread even into the Crimea.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
The Turkic princes used armorial bearings before they came into use in Europe.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

My reasons for supposing the language to be a Turkic or Mongolic dialect are simple.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
Two-thirds of the total are Sarts and Uzbegs (of Turkic origin).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Turkic

Turkic

/ (ˈtɜːkɪk) /

noun

a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Turkish, Turkmen, Kirghiz, Tatar, etc, members of which are found from Turkey to NE China, esp in central Asia

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