Turkish

[ tur-kish ]

/ ˈtɜr kɪʃ /

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks.

of or relating to the language of Turkey.

(loosely) Turkic.

noun

the Turkic language of Turkey. Abbreviation: Turk

(loosely) Turkic.

Origin of Turkish

First recorded in 1835–45; Turk + -ish¹

Related forms

Turk·ish·ly, adverbTurk·ish·ness, nounan·ti-Turk·ish, adjectivenon-Turk·ish, adjective, noun

pro-Turk·ish, adjectivepseu·do-Turk·ish, adjective

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Examples from the Web for turkish

I had a feeling that Turkish authorities were closing their eyes.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, another group is leaning in: Turkish women business leaders.
The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman|Christina Asquith|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The project tries to help young Turkish women raised in orphanages to start their own businesses.
The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman|Christina Asquith|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.
Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt?|Jack Holmes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the most part, they were not unwilling to sustain the Turkish Government.
With the Turks in Palestine|Alexander Aaronsohn
Though still a part of the Turkish Empire, and paying an annual tribute to the Sultan, it had its own separate government.
From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn|Henry M. Field
Still unfinished, the Turkish conquest having interrupted its progress, with all other in the seventeenth century.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867|Various
The Turkish men are generally robust, and tolerably well made, and it is rare to find a deformed person among them.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Noel had got brown-paper boots too, and a Turkish towel cloak.
The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for turkish

Turkish

/ (ˈtɜːkɪʃ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, its people, or their language

noun

the official language of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic familySee also Osmanli

Derived FormsTurkishness, noun

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Turkish

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Turkish

adjective

noun