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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Turk
a native or inhabitant of Turkey.

2.  Turk
a Turkish-speaking citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

3.  Turk
a member of any Turkic-speaking people.

4.  Turk
one of a breed of Turkish horses closely related to the Arabian horse.

5.  Turk
any Turkish horse.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME &indirdesc; Turkish Türk; cf. ML Turcus, MGk Toûrkos)

Definition of 'Turk'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Turk
a native or inhabitant of Turkey

Definition of 'Turk'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Turk
a member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey

2. (noun) Turk
a native or inhabitant of Turkey

3. (noun) Turk
a Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey

4. (noun) Turk
the plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum

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