Turkey
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French Turquie, Medieval Latin Turquia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος, from Persian and Arabic ترك, from an Old Turkic autonym, Türk or Türük.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtəː.ki/
- (US) enPR: tûr'kē, IPA: /ˈtɝ.ki/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: turkey
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki
Proper noun [edit]
Turkey
- Country at the intersection of Europe and Asia on the Mediterranean. Official name: Republic of Turkey.
Translations [edit]
country at intersection of Europe and Asia
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See also [edit]
- Appendix:Place names in Turkey
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
- Appendix:Countries of the world
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- en:Turkey