Turkey

Meaning

Name

1. A country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara
2. Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul.

Noun

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

Adj

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɜː.ki/

Etymology

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

Sentences

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