Turkmen

/ˈtʌrkmɛn/

Definitions of Turkmen

1. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
2. noun

   a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
   synonyms: Turkmenia, Turkmenistan, Turkomen

   example of:

   country, land, state

   the territory occupied by a nation
3. noun

   a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
   synonyms: Turcoman, Turkoman

   type of:

   Turki

   any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
4. noun

   the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman
   synonyms: Turcoman, Turkoman

   type of:

   Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar

   a subfamily of Altaic languages