Turkoman
Americannoun
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a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
noun
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a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
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the Turkmen language
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Turkoman
< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen
Example Sentences
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Already he had pulled back the tough Nazis of the ist Parachute Division who had taken a beating before Rimini, and replaced them with Turkoman infantry of the 162nd Division.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It will get worse," says Jalil Ismael, 58, a Turkoman, over a game of backgammon in his antique store in the center of the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tal Afar, a city 30 miles west of Mosul populated almost entirely by Iraqi Turkoman, was overrun by terrorist groups this summer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two Formosans who asked for admission as observers were turned down, as were two Turkoman refugees from the U.S.S.R.
From Time Magazine Archive
The damage caused by the Viking berserker rivaled any Turkoman raiding party.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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