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Turkish

[ tur-kish ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks.
  2. of or relating to the language of Turkey.
  3. (loosely) Turkic ( def 2 ).


noun

  1. the Turkic language of Turkey. : Turk, Turk.
  2. (loosely) Turkic ( def 1 ).

Turkish

/ ˈɜːɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the official language of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family See also Osmanli
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈճܰ쾱Ա, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ճܰi·Ա noun
  • t-ճܰi adjective
  • ԴDz-ճܰi adjective noun
  • -ճܰi adjective
  • d-ճܰi adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Turkish1

First recorded in 1535–45; Turk + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist had returned home from covering mass anti-government protests.

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A statement from the promoter to the BBC Turkish said the concerts would be organised by another company which would be determined by the artists.

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The government has denied Imamoglu's arrest was politically motivated and insists the Turkish courts are fully independent.

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There, the atmosphere hardened from a succession of chain-smoking officers, with whom I had to negotiate in my broken Turkish.

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A Turkish student attending Tufts University was arrested by US immigration officials in Massachusetts and is being held in detention in Louisiana.

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