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Turkoman

noun
Tur·ko·man | \ ˈtər-kə-mən \
variants: or Turcoman
plural Turkomans or Turcomans

Definition of Turkoman 

: a member of a Turkic-speaking traditionally nomadic people living chiefly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran

Other words from Turkoman

Turkoman or Turcoman adjective

First Known Use of Turkoman

circa 1520, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Turkoman

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

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The first known use of Turkoman was circa 1520

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