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Turkmen

Turkmen

1 6.9
A former Soviet republic in Central Asia now called Turkmenistan
  • noun
  • /tɜrkmɛn/
  • Literature
: República Turcomana
  • Tadzhik, Turkmen, and Kirgiz republics formed a zone of more uniformly low availability, despite rapid increase in physician supply associated with population expansion.

Examples

  • Turkmen is the official language spoken in Turkmenistan, where it is used in schools and government.

  • During my travels, I met several Turkmen who shared fascinating stories about their culture.

  • The Turkmen people have a rich tradition of storytelling that has been passed down through generations.

Synonyms

Turkmenistan
vsTurkmen
7 4.1

A country in Central Asia east of the Caspian Sea, north of Iran, once part of the Soviet Union

is the former Soviet republic designation rather than the present state name
Turkmenia
vsTurkmen
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The former name of Turkmenistan when it was a Soviet republic

is the former Soviet republic now known by the modern country name

Compounds

Turkmen language
1 8.2

A language spoken by Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Turkmen singular
Turkmens plural

Etymology

Turkmen was used for the Soviet republic because it named the people; with the ending -stan ('land'), the name became the region of the Turkmen people, now called Turkmenistan.