Turkoman
Americannoun
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Turkomans
plural
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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
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Etymology
Origin of Turkoman
< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian turkmān Turkmen
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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
Air Force planes, began a methodical sweep over the desolate Turkoman steppe.
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
Instead of fleeing in the face of the Islamic State drive across northern Iraq, the Turkomans have stayed and fortified their town of 15,000 with trenches and armed positions.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2014
Also at stake is the larger, constitutional question of whether Iraq should have a powerful central government, favored by Turkomans and Arabs, or highly autonomous regions, as the Kurds wish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today the region's population of 1.5 million is composed of almost equal proportions of Kurds, Arabs and Turkomans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tension persists between the Kurds on one side and Arabs and Turkomans on the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Turkomans were attacked by the Russians, they withdrew within the walls of the large fortress which is called "The Green Hill."
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin
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