Swabian Turkey

proper noun

A region of southwestern Hungary inhabited by an ethnic German minority who settled there, beginning in the late 1600s after the land was conquered from the Ottoman Empire, from the Palatinate, Hesse, Swabia, Bavaria and elsewhere.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region of southwestern Hungary inhabited by an ethnic German minority who settled there, beginning in the late 1600s after the land was conquered from the Ottoman Empire, from the Palatinate, Hesse, Swabia, Bavaria and elsewhere.

Origin

Because the region had previously been controlled by Turks, and some of the settlers were Swabians.

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Translations

Czech Švábské Turecko
  • Švábské Tureckoregion
Dutch Zwabisch Turkije
  • Zwabisch Turkijeregion
French Turquie Souabe
  • Turquie Souaberegion
German Schwäbische Türkei
  • Schwäbische Türkeiregion
Hungarian Sváb-Törökország
  • Sváb-Törökországregion
Romanian Turcia Svăbească
  • Turcia Svăbeascăregion
Cite this entry
APA

Swabian Turkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swabian%20Turkey

MLA

“Swabian Turkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swabian%20Turkey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swabian Turkey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swabian%20Turkey.

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