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Sel⋅juk

  [sel-jook]
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–adjective
1. noting or pertaining to any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over large parts of Asia from the 11th to the 13th centuries.
–noun
2. a member of a Seljuk dynasty or of a tribe ruled by them.
Also, Sel⋅juk⋅i⋅an  [sel-joo-kee-uhn] .

Origin:
1825–35
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Sel·juk   (sěl'jōōk', sěl-jōōk')   
A Turkish dynasty ruling in central and western Asia from the 11th to the 13th century.

[From Ottoman Turkish Seljūq, name of the reputed ancestor of the dynasty.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Seljuk 
Turk. dynasty of 11c.-13c., 1603 (Selzuccian), from Turk. seljuq, name of reputed ancestor of the dynasty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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