Turkey

Meaning

Name

1. A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.
2. (historical, proscribed, sometimes) Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul.

Noun

1. (uncountable) Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
2. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of Turkey blue (“a deep indigo dye or its color”).

Adj

1. (uncountable) Synonym of Turkey red (“dyed or colored Turkey red”).
2. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of Turkey blue (“dyed or colored Turkey blue”).

Synonyms

Republic of Turkey

Hagia Sophia

Levant

the Republic of Turkey

Maiden’s Tower

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Translations

Turquie

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Turchia

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Turquía

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Türkei

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Turquia

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Τουρκία

Turkije

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تركيا

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Turquia

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Türkiye

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Turcia

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Tirkiye

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Turquia

République turque

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɜː.ki/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Turkye

In summary

From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).

Sentences

Victor and Victoria both enjoy traveling in Turkey .

At that time , he observed , Democracy works well in Turkey .

He undertook expeditions to the Provence , Turkey , the Balkans , and Norway .