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turkiOf or relating to Turkic languages, especially those of Central Asia, or the peoples speaking them.
turkic languagenouna subfamily of altaic languages
turko-tatarnouna subfamily of altaic languages

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turkiOf or relating to Turkic languages, especially those of Central Asia, or the peoples speaking them.
turkic languagenouna subfamily of altaic languages
turko-tatarnouna subfamily of altaic languages
tatarnounA person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
turknounA person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from 12th c.]
turkishnounThe official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
turconounAlternative form of Turko. [(historical) A native Algerian infantrymans in the French army during the Crimean War.]
sherrynoun(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
turkeynoun(uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
turksan American police drama television series created by Robert Singer, that aired on CBS from January 21, 1999 to April 23, 1999.
common turkicnounA taxon of the Turkic languages that includes all of them except the Oghuric languages.
turaniannounOf or pertaining to Turan.
oghuznounA subbranch of the Turkic language family. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.
bashkirnounOf or pertaining to a certain Turkic ethnic group that lives mostly in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan.
crimean tatarnounA member of a Turkic ethnic group (who are indigenous people of Crimea).
oghurnounA language family, a subfamily of Turkic, of which Chuvash is the only surviving member.
azerbaijani turkicnounAzerbaijani, Azeri; the Turkic language of Azerbaijan.
ural-altaicnounA grouping of the Uralic language family with the Altaic languages, formerly considered a language family, now treated as an area of linguistic convergence, or possibly a sprachbund (like Altaic itself).
krymchaknounA member of the Krymchak people, a Jewish ethnic group who historically lived in Crimea but now live mostly in Israel.
kyrgyznounMember of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan

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