Turan

See also: tūrán

English

Turan on one 1850s map.

Etymology

From Persian توران (turân), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

Proper noun

Turan

1. (historical) A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
2. Any of the languages of these people.

Translations

region in Central Asia

• Hindi: तूरान (hi) m (tūrān)
• Persian: توران (fa)
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• Russian: Туран (ru) (Turan)

Noun

1. A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Anagrams

• Rutan, arnut, run at, tanru, untar

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Turkish

Proper noun

Turan

1. a male given name
2. a surname