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- Turkish - a. - Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks.
- Turkish - n. - The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey.
- Usbeks - n. pl. - A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan.
- Effendi - n. - Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law.
- Dervis - n. - A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
- Crotalo - n. - A Turkish musical instrument.
- Horsetail - n. - A Turkish standard, denoting rank.
- Hatti-sherif - n. - A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.
- Bashi-bazouk - n. - A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.
- Mollah - n. - One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.
- Tartar - n. - A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar.
- Kiosk - n. - A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.
- Janizary - n. - A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
- Prune - n. - A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
- Kurd - n. - A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies.
- Asper - n. - A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
- Caravel - n. - A Turkish man-of-war.
- Pic - n. - A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
- Para - n. - A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
- Latakia - n. - A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea.
- Osmanli - n. - A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.
- Santon - n. - A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
- Sheriat - n. - The sacred law of the Turkish empire.
- Zaptiah - n. - A Turkish policeman.
- Waywode - n. - Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
- Bashaw - n. - A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
- Piaster - n. - A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.