English Explanatory Dictionary

Kemalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; following the ideals of Kemalism, including separation of the new Turkish state from its Ottoman predecessor and the embracement of Western-style democracy and secularism.
noun
  1. One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.

Word forms

Kemalist Kemalists

Etymology

From Kemal + -ist, after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Related words

Kemalism
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