Main Entry: Turk

Pronunciation: \ˈtərk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Turkish; Anglo-French Turc, from Medieval Latin or Turkish; Medieval Latin Turcus, from Turkish Türk

Date: 14th century

1 : a member of any of numerous Asian peoples speaking Turkic languages who live in a region extending from the Balkans to eastern Siberia and western China
2 : a native or inhabitant of Turkey
3 : muslim; specifically : a Muslim subject of the Turkish sultan
4 : a Turkish horse; specifically : a Turkish strain of Arab and crossbred horses
5 often not capitalized : a usually young dynamic person eager for change; especially : young turk