Meanings
- uncountableA variant of the game of draughts/checkers, played in Turkey and other locations around the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.
Synonyms: dama, Turkish checkers
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variant of the game of draughts/checkers, played in Turkey and other locations around the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.
Cite this entry
Turkish draughts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20draughts
“Turkish draughts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20draughts. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkish draughts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkish%20draughts.
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