Bashkir UK /bæʃˈkɪə/US /bɑːʃˈkɪɚ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to a certain Turkic ethnic group that lives mostly in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan. noun1 •A Bashkir person; a member of the Bashkir ethnic group. formsBashkirs