Turkman
[turk-muh n]
- a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
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Origin of Turkman
First recorded in 1475–85; alteration of Turkoman
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for turkman
Contemporary Examples
The bloodiest instance of displacement occurred in Turkman Gate, a slum whose inhabitants were overwhelmingly Muslim.
At the time of the Turkman Barih meeting in December, the number of neighborhoods seeing protests was at about 13.
Syrian Revolt Gains Traction as Tribe by Tribe Unrest Reaches AleppoKatie Paul, Rana Riziq
February 13, 2012
Historical Examples
As they approached the Oxus it was found necessary to employ a Turkman guard.
The Gates of IndiaThomas Holdich
But she was betrothed to a Turkman omrah, and Akbar forbade the contract to be infringed.
Women of HistoryAnonymous
The Turks prefer the Turkman horse to the pure-blooded, slender Arabian.
Graceful RidingS. C. Waite
North of Sarakhs it diminishes rapidly in volume till it is lost in the sands of the Turkman desert.
Is it some accursed Kurd that has stolen her sheep; or some Turkman, blacker than night, that has hankered after her bracelets?'
TancredBenjamin Disraeli