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Turkic

Pronunciation: /ˈtəːkɪk/
Definition of Turkic

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a large group of closely related Altaic languages of western and central Asia, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uighur, Uzbek, and Tatar.

noun

[mass noun]
  • the Turkic languages collectively.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Turk + -ic

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