Turkmen

(tûrk'mĕn, -mən)
n., pl., Turkmen, or -mens.

1. A native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
2. also Tur·ko·man or Tur·co·man (tûr'kə-mən) pl., Turkoman, or Turcoman, or -ko·mans, or -co·mans. A member of a traditionally nomadic Turkic people inhabiting Turkmenistan and neighboring areas in Iran and Afghanistan.
3. also Turkoman or Turcoman The Turkic language of the Turkmen.

[Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Persian Turkmān, from turkmān, like a Turk, from Turk, Turk. See Turki.]

Turkmen Turk'men or Tur'ko·man or Tur'co·man adj.

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Turkic peoples in Turkmenistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. The Turkmen are speakers of Western Oghuz Turkic, and were originally pastoral nomads. They lived east of the Caspian Sea and west of the Amu Darya (Oxus) River. In addition, Turkmen minorities today reside in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

IN BRIEF: n. - A member of a group of peoples living chiefly in specific republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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• Carpets and Rugs - Turkoman: rug made by peoples of eastern Turkey and Soviet Union

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