Turanian
English
Alternative forms
- Touranian (archaic)
Etymology
Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s.
Adjective
Turanian (comparative more Turanian, superlative most Turanian)
- Of or pertaining to Turan.
Translations
of or pertaining to Turan
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Noun
Turanian (plural Turanians)
- (linguistics, racial theories, obsolete) A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages.
Proper noun
Turanian
- A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.
References
- Turanian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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