Turkoman

American  

[tur-kuh-muhn] / ˈtɜr kə mən /

Or Turcoman

noun

plural

Turkomans

1. 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.

2. Turkmen.

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Turkoman British  

/ ˈtɜːkəmən /

noun

1. a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran

2. the Turkmen language

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Etymology

Origin of Turkoman

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen

Example Sentences

"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

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

Air Force planes, began a methodical sweep over the desolate Turkoman steppe.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The fabric quarter was a mountain of rolled Persian rugs, Turkoman towels, and Chinese silk.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri