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Turkic

[ tur-kik ]

noun

  1. a family of closely related languages of southwest, central, and northern Asia and eastern Europe, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and Yakut. : Turk, Turk.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Turkic or Turkic-speaking peoples.

Turkic

/ ˈtɜːkɪk /

noun

  1. a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Turkish, Turkmen, Kirghiz, Tatar, etc, members of which are found from Turkey to NE China, esp in central Asia
“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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Other Words From

  • non-Turkic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkic1

First recorded in 1855–60; Turk + -ic
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Example Sentences

The repression of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim group of Turkic ethnicity, has not spared elite families like Asat’s.

In 2009, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called China’s repression of Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group, a “genocide.”

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It now really belongs to the small tribe of Turkic origin which, after occupying Turkistan, has spread even into the Crimea.

The Turkic princes used armorial bearings before they came into use in Europe.

My reasons for supposing the language to be a Turkic or Mongolic dialect are simple.

Two-thirds of the total are Sarts and Uzbegs (of Turkic origin).

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