Turcoman
See also: turcomán
English
Alternative forms
- Turkeman
Noun
Turcoman (plural Turcomans)
- A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen. [from 17th c.]
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 18:
- Apart from hostile Turcoman tribesmen who roamed this desolate region, the principal obstacle facing Bekovich was a dangerous stretch of desert [...].
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 18:
- A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans. [from 19th c.]
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