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Turcoman

noun
1.
A member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas.  Synonyms: Turkmen, Turkoman.
2.
The Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman.  Synonyms: Turkmen, Turkoman.





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"Turcoman" Quotes from Famous Books



... shines Along the Moslem's leaguering lines; And the dusk Spae'hi's bands advance Beneath each bearded pae'sha's glance; And far and wide as eye can reach The turbaned cohorts throng the beach; And there the Arab's camel kneels, And there his steed the Tartar wheels; The Turcoman has left his herd, The sabre round his loins to gird; And there the volleying thunders pour, Till waves grow smoother to the roar. The trench is dug, the cannon's breath Wings the far hissing globe ...
— Mosaics of Grecian History • Marcius Willson and Robert Pierpont Willson
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... food. In this respect they do not differ from the Kacharis and Rabhas of the plains or the Garos of the hills. The Mongolian race in its millions as a rule does not use milk for food, although the Tibetans and some of the Turcoman tribes are exceptions. Before fowls or animals are killed for food, prayers must be said, and rice sprinkled on the body of the animal. The staple food of the Khasis is rice and dried fish. When rice cannot be obtained or is scarce, millet or ...
— The Khasis • P. R. T. Gurdon
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... old pirate-boats, with one mast; teimils, and smaller craft for trading and fishing. Here and there a few puffs of smoke rose up to the "Albatross" from the funnels of the Ashurada steamers, which the Russians keep as the police of these Turcoman waters. ...
— Rubur the Conqueror • Jules Verne
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Words linked to "Turcoman" :   Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language, Turki


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