Turkic language

/ˌtʌrkɪk ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: Turkic languages

Definitions of Turkic language
  1. noun
    a subfamily of Altaic languages
    synonyms: Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar
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    Turkish
    a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
    Turcoman, Turkmen, Turkoman
    the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
    Azerbaijani
    the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani
    Kazak, Kazakh
    the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak
    Tatar
    the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
    Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbak, Uzbeg, Uzbek
    the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek
    Uighur, Uigur, Uygur
    the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China
    Yakut
    the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut
    Khirghiz, Kirghiz, Kirgiz
    the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
    Karakalpak
    the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak
    Chuvash
    the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash
    Chagatai, Eastern Turki, Jagatai, Jaghatai
    a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
    type of:
    Altaic, Altaic language
    a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
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