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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages. historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Turkic language spoken by these people.

Synonyms

All synonyms

englishkipchakkipchaklanguagepolovtsian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Cumani, from Byzantine Greek Κουμάνοι (Koumánoi), perhaps ultimately from the name of the Kuma River.

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