Meaning of Turkmen in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈtərkmən/

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  1. Noun

    Turkmen

    Etymology

    from Persian turkmān, from Turkish tūrkmen; also influenced by Russian turkmen

    Definitions

    1. a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
  2. 2. a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran

    Examples

    • « an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 »
  3. 3. the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    Turkmen

    Definitions

    1. of or relatin to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture