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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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
"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
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 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
The Ayatullah also faces potential trouble among Iran's other minorities, particularly the Baluchi tribesmen in the southeast, Turkomans in the northeast and the Arabs in the southwest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Uzbeks, who wear small skull caps, have almost twice as much skin cancer on the head as the Turkomans, who protect themselves under big fur hats on the blazing desert.
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
On the banks of the Amu there are Turkomans who work the ferries, drive sheep and accompany caravans.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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