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Turkism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Turkish culture, religion and tradition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A Turkish word, or a Turkish-derived word, used in a language not related to Turkish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Turk + -ism. Compare earlier Turcism.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: turkkilaisuus — Turkish culture, religion and tradition
  • Finnish: turkkilainen kulttuuri — Turkish culture, religion and tradition
  • French: turcisme — Turkish culture, religion and tradition
  • Albanian: turqizëm — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Armenian: թրքաբանություն (tʻrkʻabanutʻyun) — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Bulgarian: турци́зъм (turcízǎm) — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Czech: turcismus — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Finnish: turkkilainen vaikute — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Finnish: turkkilaisuus — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • German: Turzismus — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Polish: turcyzm — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Russian: тюрки́зм (tjurkízm) — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Serbo-Croatian: турцѝзам — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Serbo-Croatian: turcìzam — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Slovak: turcizmus — word or idiom of the Turkish language
  • Ukrainian: тюркі́зм (tjurkízm) — word or idiom of the Turkish language