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

Other Words From

• non-Turkic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Turk + -ic

Example Sentences

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

From ProPublica

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

From Vox

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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