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👑 A Turkic people 📜 An old language 🏺 Related to Khazars 🏖️ A Baku area
Khazar

Khazar

9.9
Relating to a medieval Turkic people and their culture
  • adjective
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  • Historians often study the Khazar state to understand the political dynamics of Eastern Europe.

Examples

  • I take your point, but I'd stick to what I've read about the Hungarians in that the Khazar Turkic influence and interbreeding have fundamentally changed the authentic Magyar national character (these are Koestler's words, not mine).

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  • The Khazar culture was known for its unique blend of traditions from various ethnic groups.

  • The Khazar language has influenced several modern tongues in Central Asia.

Compounds

Khazar culture
9.9

The ways of life, beliefs, and traditions of the Khazar people

Surface Forms

Khazar positive

Etymology

Khazar comes from the name of a Turkic people who lived near the Caspian Sea long ago, much like English comes from the English people. So Khazar as an adjective means 'of or relating to the Khazar people'.