Turcoman

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noun

A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen.

Similar
TurkomanTurkmenTurkmen languageTurcoman languageTurkoman language
OriginMedieval Latin Turcomannus ← Classical Persian ترکمان →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounTurcoman (plural Turcomans or Turcomen)

plural Turcomans · plural Turcomen · alternative Turkeman · alternative Turkoman

  1. A member of a mainly nomadic Turkic people inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea; a Turkmen.First known use 17th c.

    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, published 2010, page 18
  2. A kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by the Turcomans.First known use 19th c.
adjectiveTurcoman (not comparable)

alternative Turkeman · alternative Turkoman

  1. not comparableOf or relating to these people.
proper noun

alternative Turkeman · alternative Turkoman

  1. The Turkmen language.First known use 18th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas

Similar
TurkomanTurkmen
Broader
Turki

nounthe Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman

Similar
TurkmenTurkomanTurkmen languageTurcoman languageTurkoman language
Broader
TurkiTurkicTurko-Tatar
Also see
turkmen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianترکمان
  2. Medieval LatinTurcomannus
  3. EnglishTurcoman

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Turcoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcoman

MLA

“Turcoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcoman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turcoman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcoman.

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