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Turkish bath

noun

Definition of Turkish bath

: a bath in which the bather passes through a series of steam rooms of increasing temperature and then receives a rubdown, massage, and cold shower

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Turkish bath

noun

Definition of Turkish bath for English Language Learners

  • : a bath in which a person passes through a series of rooms that are increasingly hot and then has a massage and takes a cold shower

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