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Turk or The Turk is a nickname for: Turk Broda (1914–72), Canadian hockey player Carolina Duer (born 1978), known as "The Turk", Argentine world champion
Turk_(nickname)
Topics referred to by the same term
the US "Turks", nickname for inhabitants of Faymonville, Liège, Belgium "Turks", nickname for inhabitants of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales Turk (surname)
Turk
El Turco is Spanish for "the Turk". It is the nickname of: Abraham Ancer (born 1991), Mexican professional golfer Julio Asad (born 1953), Argentine former
El_Turco
Fictional character
Turk, M.D., commonly referred to by his last name "Turk", is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, played by Donald Faison. Turk
Christopher_Turk
1985 film by Bob Clark
bearing Terry's nickname "Turk". When she finds Terry's fireman's cap with badge number 182 on it, she realizes that Jimmy is "Turk 182". Jimmy returns
Turk_182
Fictional character
mentioned. According to Donald Faison, who plays Carla's husband Christopher Turk, Carla becomes a stay-at-home mother following the birth of their second
Carla_Espinosa
Topics referred to by the same term
Italian politician nicknamed "Young Turk" Young Turks (record label), former name of British independent record label Young "Young Turks" (song), a 1981
Young_Turks_(disambiguation)
Ethnic group
Bulgarian Turks (Bulgarian: български турци; Turkish: Bulgaristan Türkleri) are ethnic Turkish people from Bulgaria. According to the 2021 census, there
Bulgarian_Turks
Task crowdsourcing website
The name Mechanical Turk was inspired by an 18th-century chess-playing automaton of the same name, often simply nicknamed as "The Turk". Made by Hungarian
Amazon_Mechanical_Turk
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. Most are related to professional basketball, although a few notable nicknames from the U.S. college
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32 Emsdetten Nordrhein-Westfalen A Turkish man fatally shot two other Turks in an apparent family/love dispute in Nordhorn and fled in a car with his
List of killings by law enforcement officers in pre-reunification Germany
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Village in Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom
the nickname 'garden of the Turks and Caicos'. The village is named after Kew, (then) Surrey, England. It was formerly the capital of the Turks and Caicos
Kew,_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
Surname list
of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks. English: from a medieval
Thürk
Fairchild (R) ▌Kevin Schwertfeger (R) ▌Gary White (R) ▌Kyle Hoffman (R) ▌Adam Turk (R) ▌Jim Minnix (R) ▌Jason Goetz (R) ▌Adam Smith (R) ▌Mike Storm (R) ▌Lon
List of U.S. state representatives (Alabama to Missouri)
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Canadian ice hockey player and coach
with his buddies in exchange for extra ice time. Gallant has had the nickname "Turk" since he was three or four years old. Gallant stated that when he first
Gerard_Gallant
Turkish soldier during the War of Independence (1888–1955)
however, it usually means "courageous". Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave her the nickname of Kara Fatma. She was born in the city of Erzurum, in the Erzurum Vilayet
Fatma_Seher_Erden
Minor league baseball team
Virginia League had most recently played decades earlier in 1900. The "Turks" nickname corresponds to local history and native species. Harrisonburg is located
Harrisonburg Turks (minor league baseball)
Harrisonburg_Turks_(minor_league_baseball)
This is a list of sportspeople with nicknames. "Mungo" = Mike Mangold, "The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff, "Witt" = Steve Wittman, "Ack-Ack" = Tom
List of sportspeople with nicknames
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Hostility, fear or intolerance against Turkish peoples
Anti-Turkish sentiment, also known as Anti-Turkism (Turkish: Türk karşıtlığı), or Turkophobia (Turkish: Türkofobi) is hostility, intolerance, or xenophobia
Anti-Turkish_sentiment
Singers' nickname derived from Madonna
multi-decades long period, many individuals, mostly female singers received a nickname associated with the name of the American singer-songwriter Madonna (born
Madonna_(nickname)
in the service of the Byzantine emperor in campaigns against the Ottoman Turks. Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) 1966 1400–1413 England William Shakespeare's
List of historical films set in Near Eastern and Western civilization
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American football player and coach (1907–1973)
Alpha Omicron chapter of Theta Chi fraternity while in college. The nickname "Turk" was given to him by head coach Babe Hollingbery. After finishing college
Turk_Edwards
HU-16 Albatross of the 48th Rescue Squadron deployed from Eglin to Grand Turk Island with a contingent of some 40 squadron personnel supporting four pararescuemen
History of Eglin Air Force Base
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In addition to formal demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different settlements and regions of the United Kingdom. For example, natives
List of British regional nicknames
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English actor (1927–2017)
star, in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then, he tried a thriller The Naked Face (1984), written and
Roger_Moore
Faison portrays Christopher Duncan Turk, J.D.'s best friend, a surgical attending physician and later chief of surgery. Turk roomed with J.D. in college and
List_of_Scrubs_characters
United States Navy commander (1886–1941)
"The Terrible Turk", Koehler felt it wasn't so "terrible" after all. "There isn't any danger in the present alliance between the Turk and the Bolshevik
Hugo_W._Koehler
finding evidence at the flat but Jack believes that he is actually framing the Turk. 149 8 "Undertone, Part 2" Nicholas Renton Ed Whitmore & Declan Croghan
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Israeli footballer
Rifaat "Jimmy" Turk (Arabic: رفعت ترك; Hebrew: רפעת טורק, nicknamed Jimmy the Rocket, born 16 September 1954) is an Israeli former footballer, manager
Rifaat_Turk
Section of Waimes, Wallonia, Belgium
located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Its inhabitants are nicknamed the "Turks" by the neighbouring towns and villages. It is believed that the
Faymonville
Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1972)
Broda acquired the nickname of "Turkey Egg" during his school days in Brandon because of his many freckles. "Turkey Egg" soon became "Turk", and the name
Turk_Broda
finished. It was built on the foundations of an older church. The 1908 Young Turk Revolution and its call for elections to an Ottoman parliament triggered
History_of_Tyre,_Lebanon
Topics referred to by the same term
nightclubs, in San Francisco, owned by Turk Murphy (1915–1987) Live at Earthquake McGoon's, a 1961 album by Turk Murphy and Ernie Carson (1937–2012) Live
Earthquake_McGoon
the manufacturer's serial number (c/n), exterior codes in apostrophes, nicknames (if any) in quotation marks, flight callsign in italics, and operating
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942)
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only by Lutheranism to the north, but also by the advance of the Ottoman Turks to the east. He refused to compromise with Lutheranism theologically, demanding
List_of_popes
Nicknames are common among jazz musicians. Nicknames and sobriquets can also sometimes become stage names, and there are several cases of performers being
List of nicknames of jazz musicians
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1st Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
(/ˈmɪzɪk/; born 2 February 1966) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who was the 7th Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 15 August 2003
Michael_Misick
Medieval Italian history source publication
Lodriso Crivelli: Two books on the expedition of Pope Pius II against the Turks (Libri duo de expeditione Pii papae secundi in Turcas), from a manuscript
Rerum_italicarum_scriptores
mid-15th century Voivode of Wallachia, and his fights with the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and with the Boyars in his court When Hell Was in Session
List of 1970s films based on actual events
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1st episode of the 7th season of Scrubs
Turk mentions that the only girl who was good for J.D. was "Mole Butt". He is referring to Elliot, whom he previously addressed with this nickname in
My_Own_Worst_Enemy_(Scrubs)
Topics referred to by the same term
Province, Iran Jerry Tarkanian (1930–2015), American basketball coach nicknamed "Tark" Tark (Middle-earth), an orcish word for a Man of Gondor Tork (disambiguation)
Tark
Argentine footballer (born 1971)
is nicknamed el Turco (in English: "the Turk") because he has Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina, Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since
Omar_Asad
Ballet of the fools", "The Ballet of the drunkards", "The Ballet of the Turks", and "The Ballet of the Indians". In the 17th century, music played an
History_of_music_in_Paris
Name list
Miran celebrate their name day on May 9. The name is also common among Turks, Iranians (such as Kurds), and Pakistanis, where it means "princely," similar
Miran_(name)
unable to oppose a serious resistance on the Upper Rhine, especially as the Turks, in quiet agreement with France, threatened the Holy Roman Empire on its
History_of_Freiburg
Napoleon's famed strategic gifts are no match for the mechanical chess-playing Turk. "Waterloo" tells the very personal story of Le Petit Caporal's last stand
List of Horrible Histories (2009 TV series) episodes
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Topics referred to by the same term
title character of the Book of Dede Korkut, an epic story of the Oghuz Turks Dede (band), American dream pop/post-rock band Dede (religious figure),
Dede
British politician
Akierra Mary Deanne Missick (born 1983) is a Turks and Caicos Islands lawyer and politician. She served as Deputy Premier and Minister of Education from
Akierra_Missick
well-researched than Lichtenberger's work. Maximilian is shown fighting the Turks, now the main enemy, although it is concluded that the fight will ultimately
Cultural depictions of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Cultural_depictions_of_Maximilian_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Contemporary historiography of the Crusades
I (1081–1087) Pecheneg invasions of Byzantium (1091) Relations with the Turks including the Seljuk Tzachas and the conspiracy of Nicephorus Diogenes (1087–1094)
List of sources for the Crusades
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Nigerians of Lebanese origin
under different terms — Arabs, Lebanese, Syrians from Mount Lebanon, and Turks. By the mid-twentieth century, "Lebanese" replaced "Syrian" as the predominant
Lebanese_Nigerians
20 May 2010. "Pakistan Air Force F-16s Fly Off to Turkey for exercise". Turks.us. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved
History of the Pakistan Air Force
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trick the Turkish army into thinking he was going to attack Damascus. The Turks took the bait by launching a pursuit against the Bedouin raiders which left
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City in Delhi, India
2001[update] India census, Mirpur Turk had a population of 28,257. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mirpur Turk has an average literacy rate
Mirpur_Turk
of the Ukraine stand in the way of the Sultan's forces. The stereotypical Turk smokes a hookah, carries a scimitar, drinks coffee, has a big belly from
List_of_stock_characters
2008 diplomatic crisis between Georgia and Russia
Meskhetian Turks. Nino Burjanadze rhetorically asked the host of Echo of Moscow on 9 November why Russia was not giving Russian passports to Meskhetian Turks living
Post-war Russo-Georgian crisis in 2008–2009
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Surname list
origins. It is a patronymic surname derived from the nickname "Turczyn" literally meaning "turk" with the help of the Slavic patronymic suffix "-owicz/-ovich"
Turczynowicz
Mauldin) is Banks friend during season 2 at Fox River Penitentiary. Turk (played by John Turk) is an inmate with an arm bracelet hired by Kellerman to kill
List of Prison Break characters
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Topics referred to by the same term
based on the Turks and Caicos Islands (merged into Air Turks and Caicos) Sky King, Inc., a charter airline based in the United States Nickname for Richard
SkyKing
Ethnic group
after the destruction of the army of Ubayd Allah bin Abi Bakra by the Turks. The relationship between Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf and Abdul-Rahman was very
Tribes_of_Yemen
American Unitarian minister and pro-democracy propagandist (1885–1954)
witnessing various acts of antisemitism in the country, such as a long-nosed Turk waving his passport mid-beating on the Kurfürstendamm after a mob mistook
Leon_Milton_Birkhead
Month of 1977
for the 1968 production of Rosemary's Baby, died of a heart attack. "39 Turks Die in Gun Battle at May Day Rally", Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1977, p.I-1
May_1977
good at history. Meanwhile, Turk the Bookie (Paul Lipson) arrives, wanting his $200. Turk is good at math and Moose, Turk's henchman, is good at science
List of The Phil Silvers Show episodes
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History of the municipality of Syracuse, Italy
considered it the gateway to his realm from the Levant, now dominated by the Turks. The fortification works for the prolonged Ottoman-Habsburg wars required
History_of_Syracuse,_Sicily
History of the quarter of the Neukölln borough in Berlin, Germany
which is only (and only occasionally) used as a neologistical term for Turks in Germany or as a sometimes pejorative pars pro toto for all German citizens
History_of_Neukölln
Polish satirical comedy television series
knowledge of Turkish. He ends up exchanging a series of numbers between the Turks and the Polish delegation led by Jan Sobieski that somehow manages to produce
1670_(TV_series)
clock, which is at the Puerta del Sol said a Spaniard to a Turk, Why is it always so bad? The Turk answered like an old dog: this clock is the mirror of the
History_of_the_Puerta_del_Sol
2016 film by Tom Ford
Edward's nickname for her. In this novel, Tony Hastings is a family man who runs afoul of three local troublemakers – Ray Marcus, Lou and Turk – during
Nocturnal_Animals
Association football club in Northern Cyprus
Mağusa Türk Gücü Spor Kulübü is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in Famagusta, in Northern Cyprus. Mağusa Türk Gücü last won the title of champions
Mağusa_Türk_Gücü_S.K.
ISBN 978-975-8829-61-3. Retrieved 6 March 2011. "Çetin Emeç anıldı". Haber Türk (in Turkish). 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
List of unsolved murders (1980–1999)
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Period of constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire (1908–1920)
restored parliamentary rule in the Ottoman Empire between the 1908 Young Turk Revolution and the 1920 retraction of the constitution, after the dissolution
Second_Constitutional_Era
final charge and Suleiman in his tent from natural causes. More than 20,000 Turks had fallen during the attacks and almost all of Zrinski's 2,300 man garrison
List_of_last_stands
Cast of American crime drama TV series
college prospects by getting his English teacher to give him a higher grade. Turk Pipkin as Aaron Arkaway: is a singer, songwriter, and keyboardist boyfriend
List of The Sopranos characters
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1900 he was seventy years old, not clear about his own identity, whether a Turk or an Englishman, but his study of religions had made him an atheist. Carrier
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(1856-1876) [Crimean and Caucasian Migrations (1856-1876)] (in Turkish). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 30. ISBN 975-16-0860-0. Güşar, Vasfi; Yıldız, Cevdet; Tuna
Principality_of_Zhane
force from France were sent to Turkey and the Crimea in support of the Turks against the Russians. Initially it was decided that the normal civilian
History of the British Army postal service
History_of_the_British_Army_postal_service
2017 film
oyuncuları kimdir, nerede çekildi? Ayla filminde Marilyn Monroe kim?". CNN Türk. Retrieved 24 May 2024. "Türkiye'nin Oscar adayı belli oldu". Hürriyet Daily
Ayla:_The_Daughter_of_War
have played for both, David Villa is the only Spaniard: the others are the Turk Arda Turan, the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, the Uruguayan Luis Suárez, the
El_Otro_Clásico
American boxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Eric David Scott Esch (born August 3, 1966), better known by his nickname "Butterbean", is an American television personality and retired professional
Eric_Esch
Yayınevi. ISBN 978-605-5200-32-9. "Atatürk'ün son sözü "Aleykümesselam"". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2022. "Atatürk'ün Son Sözleri"
List of last words (20th century)
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Eponymous founder of the Seljuk dynasty
Seljuk (died c. 1007 or 1009), variously romanized, was an Oghuz Turk warlord. He was the eponymous founder of the Seljuk dynasty and the namesake of Selçuk
Seljuk_(leader)
Military unit
150th – 159th 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160th – 169th 160 161 162 162nd (Turk.) 163 164 166 167 168 169 170th – 189th 170 174 176 180 181 182 183 189 190th
606th_Infantry_Division
Association football club in Turks and Caicos
Cheshire Hall is a football club of Turks and Caicos. They play in the Turks and Caicos first division, the Provo Premier League. The club has won two
Cheshire_Hall_FC
Ottoman Empire politician
He was nicknamed "Serhafiye" ("the Chief Informant", a reference to the Umur-u Hafiye, the domestic intelligence organisation) by the Young Turks. In the
Tahsin_Pasha_(civil_servant)
Association football club in Northern Cyprus
Doğan Türk Birliği is a sports club based in Girne, Northern Cyprus. It was founded in 1938 in Limassol. Its colours are yellow and navy. They were champions
Doğan_Türk_Birliği
Dutch military commander (1919–1987)
the Ottoman Empire, despite his nickname, The Turk, Westerling was of mixed Dutch and Greek descent. Raymond "The Turk" Westerling was born on 31 August
Raymond_Westerling
Cenk Uygur: former MSNBC talk show host; radio talk show host, The Young Turks, Air America Radio; columnist for Huffington Post Samantha Vinograd: journalist
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Creole people Black Dutch Findians Genízaro Minorcans of Florida Sumter Turks Related subjects People of the United States / Americans Native American
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cultures such as Dravidian, Japanese, Turkics, and Yoruba. It is also a nickname for 'father' in some languages, and translates to "father" in the Arabic
Baba_(name)
Turkish esports organization
Turkey Falky Muhammed Ali Zai Turkey Mystery Gizem Çoban Turkey Kleia Ceren Türk Turkey Kiara Kevser Nur Turkey Chell Beyza Çulgutay Turkey Leslie Esra
Fenerbahçe_Esports
Australian criminal (1954–2013)
offender Reginald Isaacs and the 1987 shooting of Siam Ozerkam (Sammy the Turk). Read variously claimed to have been involved in the killing of 19 people
Mark_"Chopper"_Read
tries to get out, but Turk refuses to abandon the deal, as Wentworth is lucrative. Later, no longer in debt, Jake stops, but Turk later tracks him down
List_of_Wentworth_characters
Stereotype of some rural Americans
Rootless cosmopolitan Wog Yekke (German Jews) Yid Zhyd / Zhydovka Żydokomuna Turks Kebab Mongol Kanake Romani, Dom, and Lom Didicoy Gypsies (sometimes used
Hillbilly
Turkish nobleman Haseki Aliaga Laliotis, paid a Turk Lagadian to assassinate Ioannis Deligiannis. The Turk was lurking in a Christian house and shot Deligiannis
Ioannis Deligiannis (1738–1816)
Ioannis_Deligiannis_(1738–1816)
Federal capital district of the United States
Castries, St. Lucia Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands (US) Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos (UK) George Town, Cayman Islands (UK) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Washington,_D.C.
American actor (1957–2020)
California for better opportunities. Weider is sometimes given credit for nicknaming them "Barbarians" because of their wild fitness regime. They were often
David_Paul_(actor)
Country in North Africa
7% of the total population. Ethnic minorities include the Circassians, Turks, Greeks, Bedouin Arab tribes living in the eastern deserts and the Sinai
Egypt
appeared in 16 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1924 and 1926 June 10 – Turk Farrell, 43, hard-throwing pitcher who won 106 games, mainly with the Philadelphia
1977_in_baseball
"Chapter 10. The Serbian Proverb Poturica gori od Turčina (A Turk-Convert Is Worse Than a Turk): Stigmatizer and Figure of Speech". Imagining Bosnian Muslims
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Decade
of the churches and most homes inside the walled city, while the Ottoman Turks settle outside the walls, which are eventually torn down. October 22 – King
1380s
TURK NICKNAME
TURK NICKNAME
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Tooth; Tusk; Jaws; Yawn
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Name of Abu Mansur; The Turk
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Swift; Turn
Boy/Male
African
My turn.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Arnljótr, ARNLJÓTUR means "eagle bright."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Petros, PÉTUR means "rock, stone."Â
Surname or Lastname
German
German : unexplained. Perhaps a Germanized form of Czech Kurka.English : variant spelling of Kirk.
Girl/Female
Danish, Finnish, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Swedish
A Painter's Brush; Bear
Biblical
a turf, or fat land
Boy/Male
French
Lives in a fortress.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Finnish, Spanish
Bear
Male
German
From the Germanic word burg, BURK means "castle, fort, protection." Used as a short form of longer names containing the same element.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian
Tender; Gracious; Rub; Turn; Twist
Girl/Female
Biblical
A turf, or fat land.
Male
Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Scandinavian Tore, TURE means "thunder."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Paint brush
Girl/Female
Indian, Sindhi
Smile
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk)
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk) : from Middle English, Old French turc, Middle High and Low German Turc ‘Turk’, from Turkish türk. In theory this could be an ethnic name but, both in England and northwest Europe, it is generally a nickname for a person with black hair and a swarthy complexion or a cruel, rowdy, or unruly person. The Dutch and German surname also represents a house name, derived from the use of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks.English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Turkel, misanalyzed as containing the Old French diminutive suffix -el.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Tuirc, a patronymic from the byname Torc ‘boar’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic name denoting someone from Turkey or anywhere in the Ottoman Empire, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Turk.Americanized form of the Greek ethnic name Tourkos ‘Turk’. See also Turco.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Tóki, of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of þorkell (see Turkel).Altered spelling of German and Jewish Tuch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dark.German (Dürk) : variant of Türk ‘Turk’, a nickname for a wild or unruly person, or sometimes for a prisoner of war (from the Turkish Wars).German : possibly a variant of Dirk.
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n.
One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk.
n.
See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
v. t.
To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.
n.
Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation.
v. t.
To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
n.
A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.
v. t.
To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.
n.
Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn.
pl.
of Turn-out
v. t.
To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
v. t.
To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.
v. t.
To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.
n.
Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.
n.
See Tuck, n., 2.
v. t.
To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
v. t.
To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
v. t.
To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.
v. t. & i.
To turn again.
n.
A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.