turkmen

/tˈɜːkmɛn/

/ˈtɝkˌmɛn/

[noun] [adjective]

Turkmen

[NOUN]

the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman

synonyms : Turcoman

Turkoman

a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991

synonyms : Turkmenia

Turkmenistan

Turkomen

a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas

synonyms : Turcoman

Turkoman

turkmen

[ADJECTIVE]

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture

Examples

1. Don't confuse Turkish, Turkmen and Turkic.

2. To us, Armenians, Turkmen, Alawites, Druze, are all part of Syria.

3. So it's actually going on in the Middle East today is an entire pluralistic region whose pluralistic characters, Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, Druze, Turkmen, Christians, Jews, its whole.

4. The Christian right wing was especially successful, mauling the Turkmen riders in front of them who gave way under pressure.

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