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Turkoman

noun Tur·ko·man \ ˈtər-kə-mən \
variants: or Turcoman
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of Turkoman

plural Turkomans or Turcomans
: a member of a Turkic-speaking traditionally nomadic people living chiefly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran
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Turkoman

or Turcoman adjective

Origin and Etymology of turkoman

Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmān, from turkmān resembling a Turk, from Turk

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