Turkoman

Turkoman
or Turcoman noun (plural Turkomans or Turcomans) Etymology: Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmān, from turkmān resembling a Turkish, from Turkish Date: circa 1520 a member of a Turkic-speaking traditionally nomadic people living chiefly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran • Turkoman or Turcoman adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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