Turkish


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

Pronunciation: / ˈtəːkɪʃ /

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  1. relating to Turkey, its people, or its language
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  1. the language used in Turkey
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Turkish used in phrases

  • Turkish Delight (noun)
    1. a jellied candy typically flavoured with rose water
  • Turkish Empire (noun)
    1. a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
  • Turkish Hizballah (noun)
    1. an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran
  • Turkish bath (noun)
    1. a type of bath in which you sit in a very hot steamy room, have a MASSAGE, then take a cold SHOWER or bath
  • Turkish boxwood (noun)
    1. particularly the common box very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box ; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks
  • Turkish capital (noun)
    1. the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
  • Turkish coffee (noun)
    1. very strong black coffee that you drink in small cups with sugar
  • Turkish delight (noun)
    1. a type of sweet made from firm JELLY that is cut into pieces and covered in sugar or chocolate
  • Turkish lira (noun)
    1. the basic unit of money in Turkey
  • Turkish monetary unit (noun)
    1. monetary unit in Turkey
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