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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

turkish

/ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/

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What does turkish mean?

adjective

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.
  2. Synonym of Turkic.

proper noun

  1. The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Turkic.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/

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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.
Henry David ThoreauOn the Duty of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #71
Chronic high inflation is Turkey's most serious economic problem, leading to high interest rates and the rapid depreciation of the Turkish lira.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
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But the Turkish Knight was denied even the chance of achieving this by the fluttering ribbons which she dared not brush aside.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
Sirra Pasha is a full-faced man of medium height, black-eyed, black-haired, and, like nearly all Turkish pashas, is rather inclined to corpulency.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
Use a coarse cloth or Turkish towel for this purpose rather than a sponge, as the latter cannot be kept perfectly clean.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273