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An ordinary Turk, an ordinary Arab, an ordinary Tunisian can change history. We believe that democracy is good, and that our people deserve it.
Ahmet Davutoglu

Meaning of "Turk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURK

Turk  [tɜːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turk

Turk or Turks most often refers to the Turkish people or Turkic people. The terms may also refer to...

Definition of Turk in the English dictionary

The first definition of Turk in the dictionary is a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Turkey. Other definition of Turk is a native speaker of any Turkic language, such as an inhabitant of Turkmenistan or Kyrgyzstan. Turk is also a violent, brutal, or domineering person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
berk
bɜːk
berserk
bəˈzɜːk
burke
bɜːk
cirque
sɜːk
dirk
dɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
jerk
dʒɜːk
kirk
kɜːk
merc
mɜːk
merk
mɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
Pet.
pɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk
work
wɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURK

Turk.
Turk´s-cap lily
Turk´s-head
Turkana
Turkestan
Turkestani
turkey
turkey brown
turkey buzzard
Turkey carpet
turkey cock
turkey nest
Turkey oak
Turkey red
turkey shoot
turkey trot
turkey vulture
Turkey-red
Turki

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURK

at work
bookmark
burk
Clark
Danmark
dark
Denmark
Hyde Park
lurk
mark
murk
neural network
New York
out of work
park
shark
spark
stark
york
Young Turk

Synonyms and antonyms of Turk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Turk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURK

Find out the translation of Turk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Turk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Turk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土耳其人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turco
570 millions of speakers

English

Turk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुर्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تُرْكِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

турок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুর্কী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Turc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Türke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トルコ人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터키 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருக்கியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुर्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Türk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Turek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

турок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τούρκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Turk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

turk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyrker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Turk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURK»

The term «Turk» is very widely used and occupies the 11.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Turk
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Turk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Turk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Turk

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3 QUOTES WITH «TURK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Turk.
1
Ahmet Davutoglu
An ordinary Turk, an ordinary Arab, an ordinary Tunisian can change history. We believe that democracy is good, and that our people deserve it.
2
Anne Hutchinson
In considering found that the papists did not deny him to be come in the flesh, nor we did not deny him - who then was antichrist? Was the Turk antichrist only?
3
Joseph O'Neill
I have been to Turkey almost every summer holiday of my life and pretty much only on summer holidays, which makes me a very shallow Turk indeed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURK»

Discover the use of Turk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Turk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turk
Turk Williams could be a pretty good college basketball player if he would only keep his mouth shut. His coach has heard enough and wants to shut his mouth for good.
Dan J. Marlowe, 1985
2
Earth Science and the Environment
The text's other main emphasis, environmental issues, is integrated into the text throughout in both the authoritative narrative and stunning multi-part visuals that emphasize the beauty of Earth science.
Graham Thompson, Jon Turk, 2006
3
The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous ...
Describes the eighteenth-century invention by Wolfgang von Kempeden of the Turk, a mechanical man fashioned of wood, powered by clockwork, and capable of playing chess, examining the machine's remarkable career in light of the industrial ...
Tom Standage, 2003
4
The Byerley Turk: The Incredible Story of the World's First ...
"Men without horses are nothing," the author tells us, and the powerful bonds between horse and master lie at the heart of this story.
Jeremy James, 2005
5
The Turk and Islam in the Western Eye, 1450-1750: Visual ...
The first book in English to approach the topic in this way, this collection probes the place that the Ottoman Turks occupied in the early modern Western imaginaire, and the ways in which this occupation expressed itself in the visual arts.
James G. Harper, 2011
6
Turk: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
7
Three Turk Plays from Early Modern England: Selimus, Emperor ...
Of particular interest in understanding the West's long tradition of demonising Islam, this volume makes available for the first time carefully edited, annotated, modern-spelling editions of three important early modern Turk plays.
Daniel J. Vitkus Robert Daborne Philip Massinger, Daniel Vitkus, 2013
8
Effective Speaking: Communicating in Speech
Effective Speaking provides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their ...
Christopher Turk, 1985
9
How Happy to Call Oneself a Turk: Provincial Newspapers and ...
In this history, Gavin D. Brockett takes a fresh look at the formation of Turkish national identity, focusing on the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the process through which a "religious national identity" emerged.
Gavin D. Brockett, 2011
10
Turning Turk: English Theater and the Multicultural ...
In "Turning Turk" he offers a bold revision of widely held theoretical and historical assumptions about the discourse of Orientalism in the period.
Daniel Vitkus, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Turk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Amazon's Mechanical Turk Fee Hike Irks Researchers
A tweak to the fee structure for Amazon.com AMZN -0.11%'s mass online labor service Mechanical Turk is raising hackles from university researchers who say ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
2
BitGold Inc. Announces CAD 51.9 Million Acquisition of GoldMoney …
GoldMoney Network Limited is owned by well-established investors including James Turk, IAMGOLD Corporation, Fleming family and Eric Sprott, founder of ... «Business Wire, May 15»
3
Turk Telekom bids to buy rest of mobile firm Avea
Saudi-owned Turk Telekom, which also reported a 93 percent drop in ... Turk Telekom did not say how much it would pay for the Avea stake, which it said had a ... «Reuters, Apr 15»
4
Kuveyt Turk Bank To Open In Germany, Joins Growing List Of …
Turkish finance group Kuveyt Turk said on Sunday that it is preparing to begin operations in Germany in July, making it the first Shariah-compliant retail banking ... «International Business Times, Mar 15»
5
Dreams come true for disabled coach
(CNN) On the basketball court, Karl Turk forgets that he walks with a limp and a cane. He'll get so caught up in the moment that he'll gesture with his hands to ... «CNN, Mar 15»
6
Cash Money Records -- Birdman's Tryin' to Lil Wayne Me Too! Turk
It's open season on Cash Money Records -- rapper Turk of The Hot Boy$ is joining his homie Lil Wayne ... filing a lawsuit against Birdman's label for allegedly ... «TMZ.com, Feb 15»
7
Alouettes' offence in Turk Schonert's hands
MONTREAL, QUE.: AUGUST 08, 2014 -- Montreal Alouettes coaching consultants Turk Schonert, left, and Don Matthews talk on the sidelines during Canadian ... «Montreal Gazette, Jan 15»
8
Turk who shot John Paul II lays flowers on tomb in St. Peter's …
The Vatican says the Turk who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 has laid flowers on the saint's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica. A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. «Fox News, Dec 14»
9
Cleaver to face Turk this fall
Jacob Turk, a Republican, survived a primary battle Aug. 5 to face Democratic incumbent Emanuel Cleaver in the race for Missouri's 5th Congressional District, ... «Lee's Summit Journal, Aug 14»
10
U.S. District Judge James Turk dies
James Turk “had one of the sharpest legal minds I've ever known, and he also cared greatly about the people who came before him,” attorney John Fishwick ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 14»

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