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Turkish

[ tur-kish ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks.
  2. of or relating to the language of Turkey.
  3. (loosely) Turkic ( def 2 ).


noun

  1. the Turkic language of Turkey. : Turk, Turk.
  2. (loosely) Turkic ( def 1 ).

Turkish

/ ˈtɜːkɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the official language of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family See also Osmanli
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈTurkishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • Turkish·ness noun
  • anti-Turkish adjective
  • non-Turkish adjective noun
  • pro-Turkish adjective
  • pseudo-Turkish adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkish1

First recorded in 1535–45; Turk + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

The Turkish politician is speaking through an interpreter at her friends’ apartment in Istanbul’s Beyoglu district, seated in an armchair with a beige and brown-spotted dog curled up beside her.

From Time

In turn, “that created negative coverage on Turkish pro-government media,” one executive wrote.

Kobani had become a symbol of resistance, fueled by the satellite feeds that traveled from cameras on a Turkish hilltop to televisions all around the world.

From Time

In September, a study of Turkish adults found not only increased stress levels, but a reduced ability to bounce back.

From Ozy

Instead I reached for a Turkish cookbook, trading holiday traditions for a culinary voyage.

I had a feeling that Turkish authorities were closing their eyes.

The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.

Fortunately, another group is leaning in: Turkish women business leaders.

The project tries to help young Turkish women raised in orphanages to start their own businesses.

Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.

On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.

Off flew the shell, seven miles it flew; over the Turkish Army from one sea into another.

One Turkish Company, about a hundred strong, was making an ugly push within rifle shot of our ship.

Our beloved Queen had drawn the teeth of the Turkish counter-attack on our extreme left.

The Turkish and Persian pipes have often a small wooden tube inside the amber mouth-piece.

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