- Turk|ism
- Turk|ism «TUR kihz uhm», noun.1. Turkish institutions, ways, and beliefs.2. Obsolete. Islam.
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turk — turk·dom; turk·i·cize; turk·ish·ly; turk·ish·ness; turk·ism; turk·ize; turk·man; turk·me·ni·an; turk; turk·ic; turk·ish; turk·men; … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
turkism — turk·ism … English syllables
Turkism — Turk•ism [[t]ˈtɜr kɪz əm[/t]] n. peo the culture, beliefs, principles, practices, etc., of the Turks • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
Turkism — Turk ism, n. A Turkish idiom or expression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom. Same as {Turcism}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turkism — /terr kiz euhm/, n. the culture, beliefs, principles, practices, etc., of the Turks. [1585 95; TURK + ISM] * * * … Universalium
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Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… … Universalium
Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… … Universalium
