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Turanian

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Turan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Turanians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.

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noun

Meaning 4

A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Qualifier: racial theories

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: turànic — of or pertaining to Turan
  • French: touranien — of or pertaining to Turan
  • French: touranique — of or pertaining to Turan
  • German: turanisch — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Hungarian: turáni — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Italian: turanico — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Latin: Turānicus — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Persian: تورانی — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Romanian: turanic — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Russian: тура́нский (turánskij) — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Spanish: turánico — of or pertaining to Turan
  • Tajik: туронӣ (turoni) — of or pertaining to Turan
  • French: Touranien — Translations
  • French: Touranienne — Translations
  • German: Turaner — Translations
  • German: Turanerin — Translations
  • Persian: تورانی — Translations
  • Russian: тура́нец (turánec) — Translations
  • Russian: тура́нка (turánka) — Translations
  • Turkish: Turanlı — Translations
  • Uzbek: turoniy — Translations
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