Turkomans
- plural of Turkoman.
Example Sentences
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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
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
In the 1970s, Saddam Hussein sought to reorder the city's demographics by driving out some Kurds and Turkomans and busing up thousands of Arab families from the south.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Since 1890 the Turkomans who impeded trade by their perpetual raids have been kept more in check, and with the decrease of insecurity the commercial activity of Astarabad has increased considerably.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
