Meanings
proper noun
- A municipality, the capital city of the region of Southwest Finland.
Synonyms: Åbo
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA municipality, the capital city of the region of Southwest Finland.
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Origin
- Old East Slavicтъргъ“market place”
- FinnishTurku
- EnglishTurku
From Finnish Turku, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “market place”).
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Arabic تُورْكُو
- تُورْكُو (turkū)A city in Finland
Chinese Mandarin 圖爾庫 /图尔库
- 圖爾庫 /图尔库 (Tú'ěrkù)A city in Finland
Czech Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
Danish Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
Estonian Turu
- TuruA city in Finland
Finnish Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
French Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
German Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
Greek Τούρκου
- Τούρκου (Toúrkou)A city in Finland
Hebrew טורקו
- טורקו (turqu)A city in Finland
Hindi तुर्कू
- तुर्कू (turkū)A city in Finland
Japanese トゥルク
- トゥルク (Turuku)A city in Finland
Korean 투르쿠
- 투르쿠 (Tureuku)A city in Finland
Latin Aboa
- AboaA city in Finland
Norwegian Bokmål Åbo
- ÅboA city in Finland
Portuguese Turku, Abo
- TurkuA city in Finland
- AboA city in Finland
Russian Ту́рку, А́бо
- Ту́рку (Túrku)A city in Finland
- А́бо (Ábo)A city in Finland
Spanish Turku, Abo
- TurkuA city in Finland
- AboA city in Finland
Swedish Åbo
- ÅboA city in Finland
Turkish Turku
- TurkuA city in Finland
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Cite this entry
APA
Turku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turku
MLA
“Turku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turku. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turku,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turku.
Source: Turku on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.