Grand Turk
Meanings
name
- Ellipsis of Grand Turk Island, the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
noun
- A sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.
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