Turkey

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (Turk), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠Turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

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Proper noun[edit]

Turkey

  1. A country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara
    Synonyms: (official, rare) Türkiye, (rare) Turkiye, Republic of Turkey
  2. (historical, now sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Hindi: तुर्की (turkī) (phono-semantic matching)
  • Korean: 터키 (Teoki)
  • Manx: Turkee
  • Urdu: تُرْکی (turkī) (phono-semantic matching)

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Noun[edit]

Turkey (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Turkey red, a vibrant red dye or its color.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Turkey blue, a deep indigo dye or its color.

Adjective[edit]

Turkey (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Turkey red, dyed or colored Turkey red.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Turkey blue, dyed or colored Turkey blue.

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