Turkoman

or Tur·co·man

[tur-kuh-muh n]

noun, plural Tur·ko·mans.

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.
Turkmen.

Origin of Turkoman

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen

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Examples from the Web for turkoman

Historical Examples of turkoman

The Turkoman and Caucasian families of oriental rugs also pair off by themselves.
Expository Writing
Mervin James Curl
We dispatched a brave Turkoman to reconnoitre the neighbourhood.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures
rminius Vambry
He was a Turkoman from Khiva, and belonged to the tribe of Yomut.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures
rminius Vambry
In 1217 it appeared on the coins and standards of the Turkoman conquerors of Asia Minor.
The Swastika
Thomas Wilson
I found Samander living in a Turkoman khirgar, in the Palace gardens.
At the Court of the Amr
John Alfred Gray

British Dictionary definitions for turkoman

Turkoman

Turkman

noun

plural -mans or -men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
the Turkmen language

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

Word Origin for Turkoman

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian turkumān resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + māndan to be like

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Word Origin and History for turkoman

Turkoman

c.1600, from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkman, literally "Turk-like," from Turk + -man "like."