Turkish

  • 1Turkish — bath (steam bath); Turkish delight (fruitflavored gelatin candy dusted with confectioner’s sugar); Turkish rug; Turkish tobacco …

    Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • 2Turkish — Turk ish, a. Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. n. The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey. {Turk ish*ly}, adv. {Turk ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Turkish — Turkishly, adv. Turkishness, n. /terr kish/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from Turkey or the Turks. 2. of or pertaining to the language of Turkey. 3. (loosely) Turkic. n. 4. the Turkic language of Turkey. Abbr.: Turk 5 …

    Universalium

  • 4Turkish — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)kɪʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ Turkish means belonging or relating to Turkey, or to its people, language, or culture. ...the Turkish capital, Ankara. ...the Turkish government. 2) N UNCOUNT Turkish is the main language spoken in Turkey …

    English dictionary

  • 5Turkish — 1. noun /ˈtə.kɪʃ,ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/ The official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 2. adjective /ˈtə.kɪʃ,ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/ Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language …

    Wiktionary

  • 6Turkish — Turk|ish1 [ tɜrkıʃ ] adjective someone who is Turkish is from Turkey a. relating to Turkey, or its language or culture Turkish Turk|ish 2 [ tɜrkıʃ ] noun uncount the language that people speak in Turkey …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7Turkish — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Turkey, the Turks, or Turkish 2. Turkic 1a II. noun Date: 1672 the Turkic language of the Republic of Turkey …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8Turkish — adj. Turkish is used with these nouns: ↑bath, ↑coffee …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 9Turkish — Turk|ish1 [ˈtə:kıʃ US ˈtə:r ] adj relating to Turkey, its people, or its language Turkish 2 Turkish2 n [U] the language used in Turkey …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10Turkish — Turk·ish || tɜːkɪʃ n. language spoken in Turkey, language spoken in the country in western Asia and southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea adj. of Turkey (republic located in western Asia and southeastern… …

    English contemporary dictionary