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Definition: Meaning of, turkey in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtəːki /

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  1. [countable] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving
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  2. [uncountable] the meat from a turkey eaten as food
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  3. [countable] American English informal an unsuccessful film or play
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  4. talk turkey informal especially American English to talk seriously about details, especially in business
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Turkey


Definition: Meaning of, Turkey in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtəːki /

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  1. a country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 68,109,469 (2003). Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large OTTOMAN EMPIRE, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey's largest city.
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Turkey used in phrases

  • American turkey oak (noun)
    1. small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
  • European turkey oak (noun)
    1. large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
  • Republic of Turkey (noun)
    1. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
  • Turkey red (noun)
    1. a bright orange-red colour produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
  • brush turkey (noun)
    1. black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
  • capital of Turkey (noun)
    1. the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
  • cold turkey (noun)
    1. an unpleasant physical condition suffered by people who stop taking a drug that they are ADDICTED to
  • ocellated turkey (noun)
    1. wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
  • plain turkey (noun)
    1. popular Australian game bird
  • plains turkey (noun)
    1. popular Australian game bird
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