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.
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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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