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Turkish Van

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A domestic cat of a rare semi-long-haired breed developed in the United Kingdom from cats obtained from various cities of modern Turkey. They have a coloured head and tail and a white body.

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History

Etymology

Short for Turkish Vankedisi.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Türkisch Van — Translations
  • German: Schwimmkatze — Translations
  • German: Türkische Katze — Translations
  • German: Vankatze — Translations
  • Japanese: ターキッシュバン (Tākisshu Ban) — Translations
  • Korean: 터키시 반 (teokisi ban) — Translations