English Explanatory Dictionary

Turanian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Turan.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Turanians.
noun
  1. A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages.
name
  1. A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.

Word forms

Turanian Tooranian Touranian Turanians

Etymology

From Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s.

Synonyms

Turanic
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