Turks

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A form of Turk — A member of any of the various ethnic groups that speak the Turkic languages.

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

Turks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of Turk

Turks2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Turks and Caicos Islands.

    “I went to Turks to get the DNA,” Casey said. “My cell didn't work down there. Sorry about that.”

    2010, Tim Green, False Convictions, Grand Central Publishing, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 167
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    On my recent trip to Turks, we had a handful of junky foods, like Double Stuf Oreos and Cheetos for all of us to snack on.

    2019 May 30, Hannah Chubb, quoting Kourtney Kardashian, “Here's Everything Kourtney Kardashian Eats on Her Cheat Days (Even When She's on the Keto Diet)”, in People.com, via EBSCO

    On my way to Texas, that's when Virginia hit me And I realized in that instant Our last conversation, you was against it Told you I was going to Turks for Thanksgiving I heard what I wanted to hear but didn't listen

    2025, Clipse, “The Birds Don't Sing”, in Let God Sort Em Out ft. John Legend and Voices of Fire, Roc Nation Distribution, via Spotify

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

Turks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turks

MLA

“Turks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turks.

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