Seljuk

[ sel-jook ]

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
  1. a member of a Seljuk dynasty or of a tribe ruled by them.

Origin of Seljuk

1
First recorded in 1825–35
  • Also Sel·juk·i·an [sel-joo-kee-uhn]. /sɛlˈdʒu ki ən/.

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How to use Seljuk in a sentence

  • But he did not say that the Seljuks were encamped on the opposite coast.

    Historical Miniatures | August Strindberg
  • In 1091 it fell for a while into the hands of the Seljuks, and in the following century was repeatedly occupied by the Venetians.

  • Under the Seljuks, however, they regained their viziers and some real authority.

  • And the victorious and voluptuous Seljuks, even now they tremble at the dim mention of the distant name of Arslan.

    Alroy | Benjamin Disraeli
  • Besides a large division of Seljuks, the Caucasus had poured forth its strange inhabitants to swell the ranks of the Faithful.

    Alroy | Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for Seljuk

Seljuk

Seljukian (sɛlˈdʒuːkɪən)

/ (sɛlˈdʒuːk) /


noun
  1. a member of any of the pre-Ottoman Turkish dynasties ruling over large parts of Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries ad

adjective
  1. of or relating to these dynasties or to their subjects

Origin of Seljuk

1
C19: from Turkish

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