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Turkman

[ turk-muhn ]

noun

, plural Turk·men.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.


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Other Words From

  • Turk·me·ni·an [turk-, mee, -nee-, uh, n], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkman1

First recorded in 1475–85; alteration of Turkoman

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Example Sentences

The bloodiest instance of displacement occurred in Turkman Gate, a slum whose inhabitants were overwhelmingly Muslim.

At the time of the Turkman Barih meeting in December, the number of neighborhoods seeing protests was at about 13.

As they approached the Oxus it was found necessary to employ a Turkman guard.

But she was betrothed to a Turkman omrah, and Akbar forbade the contract to be infringed.

Is it some accursed Kurd that has stolen her sheep; or some Turkman, blacker than night, that has hankered after her bracelets?'

Gundruda, beauty, Roger hath a fat Turkman privy to him, and going always in his train.

North of Sarakhs it diminishes rapidly in volume till it is lost in the sands of the Turkman desert.

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