Turcoman

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen.

    "Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert […]"

  2. 2
    the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans.
  4. 4
    a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to these people. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Turkmen language.

Synonyms

All synonyms
turcoman languageturkmenturkmenturkmen languageturkomanturkoman language

Example

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"Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.

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