Turk UK /tɜːk/US /tɝk/noun 9adjective 2forms 2phrases 2 noun9 •A person of an ethnically diverse linguistic group that speaks the Turkic languages. •A member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to Anatolia (which comprises the bulk of their modern nation-state of Türkiye). •A person from Llanelli, Wales. •a Christian horse-archer in Crusader army (Turcopole). •A Turkish horse. •The plum curculio. •A member of a Mestee group in South Carolina. •(no longer used) A bloodthirsty and savage person; vandal; barbarian.Was neuer any Impe so wicked and barbarous, any Turke so vyle and brutishe. — 1579 •(no longer used) A Muslim.Would not this, sir, and a forest of feathers—if the rest of my fortunes turn Turk with me—with two Provincial roses on my razed shoes, get me a fellowship in a cry of players? — 1599 adjective2 •Synonym of Turkish. •Synonym of Turkic.Kazakhstan is officially a bilingual country: Kazakh, a Turk language spoken natively by mainly the Kazakh population, has the status of the 'state' language, [...] — 2017 formsTurks · Türks Phrases with Turk out-paramour the TurkTo have many romantic affairs. young TurkA young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.
