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Kemalism
noun
Ke·mal·ism
\kəˈmäˌlizəm\
Definition of Kemalism
-s
: the political, economic, and social principles advocated by Kemal Atatürk and designed to create a modern republican secular Turkish state out of a portion of the Ottoman empire
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Origin and Etymology of kemalism
Kemal Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal) †1938 Turkish general and statesman + English -ism
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