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Turk has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Turkey

2

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent.

Adjective
1

Synonym of Turkish

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

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Origin

The word "turk" comes from the Classical Persian term for a Turk, which was borrowed into Medieval Latin and Old French before entering Middle English. Its ultimate origin is the Old Turkic language, where it originally referred to people of that specific ethnic group.

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