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• plural of Turkman.

Turkmen

American  

[turk-men, -muhn] / ˈtɜrk mɛn, -mən /

noun

1. the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.

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Turkmen British  

/ ˈtɜːkmɛn /

noun

1. the language of the Turkomans, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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Etymology

Origin of Turkmen

From the Turkish word Türkmen

Example Sentences

The Turkmen authorities discourage residents from speaking without permission to foreign media, with outside journalists rarely allowed into the reclusive country.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Turkish and Turkmen raiders had swept down out of the mountains a couple of years before.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

He is currently speaker of the Turkmen parliament.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

But Arab residents and minority groups who said they suffered under Kurdish rule, such as the Turkmen, have protested the KDP's return.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2023

The United States should encourage the return of qualified Iraqi professionals—Sunni or Shia, nationalist or ex-Baathist, Kurd or Turkmen or Christian or Arab—into the government.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)