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turkey
/ˈtɝki/
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What does turkey mean?
noun
- Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
adjective
- Synonym of Turkey red (“dyed or colored Turkey red”).
proper noun
- A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A city in Hall County, Texas, United States.
- (historical) Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul.
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of Turkey blue (“a deep indigo dye or its color”).
adjective
- (obsolete) Synonym of Turkey blue (“dyed or colored Turkey blue”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtɝki/
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A man may grow rich in Turkey even, if he will be in all respects a good subject of the Turkish government.
In other respects, the mode of travelling through Syria differs very little from that which I have described as prevailing in Turkey.
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We were amused at the excessive and almost absurd tameness of a fine Mutum or Curassow turkey, that ran about the house.
Shocked at such coarseness, the dusky but delicate damsel simpered demurely, "Sar, I take a lily piece turkey bosom, if you please."
Because it is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there.