Akbash

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English[edit]

An Akbash dog in California

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish Akbaş, a place name and surname, or from the equivalent phrase ak baş (literally white head), both from Ottoman Turkish آق باش (ak baş) with the same set of meanings.

Noun[edit]

Akbash (plural Akbashes)

  1. (zoology) A dog of a breed native to Turkey, primarily used as livestock guardian dogs or shepherd dogs.

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