Turkoman

or Tur·co·man

[ tur-kuh-muhn ]

/ ˈtɜr kə mən /

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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.

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Origin of Turkoman

<Medieval Latin Turcomannus<Persian turkmānTurkmen

Words nearby Turkoman

Turkism, Turkman, Turkmen, Turkmenistan, Turko-, Turkoman, Turkoman rug, Turkomen, Turkophile, Turkophobe, Turko-Tatar

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How to use Turkoman in a sentence

He dressed as a Turkoman, and so obtained an audience of the king, when he was denounced as a Russian spy by the Jews.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
The Turkoman never permits the Dervish to proceed empty-handed from his tent.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry
But now to accompany the Turkoman into his home and his domestic circle.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry
In bravery the Kirghis is inferior to the zbeg, and still more so to the Turkoman.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry

It was also for several centuries the residence of more or less independent princes of the Ortokid Turkoman dynasty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Turkoman

Turkoman

Turkman

/ (ˈtɜːkəmən) /

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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