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 China2: a native or inhabitant of Turkey3: muslim ; specifically : a Muslim subject of the Turkish sultan4: a Turkish horse ; specifically : a Turkish strain of Arab and crossbred horses5often not capitalized : a usually young dynamic person eager for change ; especially : young turk