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Turk⋅men

  [turk-men, -muhn]
–noun
the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.
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Also, Turkoman, Turcoman.

Origin:
< Turk Türkmen

Turk⋅man

  [turk-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
Origin:
1475–85; alter. of Turkoman

Related forms:
Turk⋅me⋅ni⋅an  [turk-mee-nee-uhn] , adjective
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Turk·men   (tûrk'měn, -mən)   
n.   pl. Turkmen or Turk·mens

  1. A native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.

  2. also Tur·ko·man or Tur·co·man (tûr'kə-mən) pl. Turkoman or Turcoman or Tur·ko·mans or Tur·co·mans A member of a traditionally nomadic Turkic people inhabiting Turkmenistan and neighboring areas in Iran and Afghanistan.

  3. also Turkoman or Turcoman The Turkic language of the Turkmen.


[Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmān, from turkmān, like a Turk, from Turk, Turk; see Turki.]
Turk'men, Tur'ko·man, Tur'co·man adj.
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