Definition of Turkey in English :

Define Turkey in English

Turkey meaning in English

Meaning of Turkey in English

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Turkey pronunciation in English

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Turkey

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Noun

1. meleagris gallopavo, turkey

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

2. republic of turkey, turkey

a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

3. joker, turkey

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Example Sentences:
'some joker is blocking the driveway'

4. turkey

flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

5. bomb, dud, turkey

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

Example Sentences:
'the first experiment was a real turkey'
'the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Turkey

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noun plural -keys or -key
1. 
a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo, of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh
2. 
the flesh of the turkey used as food
3. 
a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey), of Central and N South America
4. 
any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey
5. slang, mainly US and Canadian
a. 
a dramatic production that fails; flop
b. 
a thing or person that fails; dud
6. derogatory, slang, mainly US and Canadian
a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person
7. slang
(in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row
8.  cold turkey
9.  talk turkey
noun
a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 745 020 (2017 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles)

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Turkey

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country occupying Asia Minor & a SE part of the Balkan Peninsula: 300,947 sq mi (779,450 sq km); pop. 56,473,000; cap. Ankara
nounWord forms: plural ˈturkeys or ˈturkey
1.  US
a. 
any of a family (Meleagrididae) of large, gallinaceous North American birds with a small, naked head and spreading tail, including a wild or domesticated species (Meleagris gallopavo) bred as poultry and a wild species (Agriocharis ocellata) of Central America, with eyespots on the tail
b. 
the flesh of a turkey
2.  US, Slang
a failure
said esp. of a theatrical production
3.  US, Slang
an inept, stupid, or unpleasant person
4.  US, Bowling
three strikes in a row

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Turkey

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A country of southwest Asia and southeast Europe between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The region was dominated by many ancient civilizations and peoples, among them the Hittites (1800 BC), the Greeks (8th century BC), and the Persians (6th century BC), and in AD 395 it became part of the Byzantine Empire. The area was conquered by the Ottoman Turks between the 13th and 15th centuries and remained the core of the Ottoman Empire for more than 600 years. Its modern history dates to the rise of the Young Turks (after 1908) and the collapse of the empire in 1918. Under the leadership of Kemal Atatürk, a republic was proclaimed in 1923. Ankara is the capital and Istanbul the largest city.
n.pl. tur·keys
1.
a. A large North American bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that has brownish plumage and a bare wattled head and neck and is widely domesticated for food.
b. The flesh of this bird, used as food.
2. A related bird (Meleagris ocelatta syn. Agriocharis ocellata) of Mexico and Central America, brilliantly colored and having eyelike spots on its tail.
3. Informal
a. A person considered inept or undesirable.
b. A failure, especially a failed theatrical production or movie.
4. Sports Three consecutive strikes in bowling.

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