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Tur⋅kic

[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.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to Turkic or Turkic-speaking peoples.
Also called Turko-Tatar.


Origin:
1855–60; Turk + -ic
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Turk·ic   (tûr'kĭk)   
n.  A subfamily of the Altaic language family that includes Turkish.
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to Turkic or the peoples who speak Turkic.

  2. Turkish.

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