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# turkish

adjective (Turkish); noun (Turkish — the language)

«turkish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Turkish means from or to do with Turkey (Türkiye), a country partly in Europe and partly in Asia, or its people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#m1)
2. Turkish is the language spoken in Turkey and by many people in Cyprus and around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#m2)
3. It is used in names of foods and things: Turkish delight (a soft sweet dusted with sugar), Turkish coffee, a Turkish bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, pupils learn about Turkey, a country joining Europe and Asia, and its biggest city Istanbul. In everyday life, many towns have Turkish shops and kebab cafes; Turkish delight appears in «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe». Phrases: «Turkish delight», «speak Turkish», «Turkish food».

### Examples

- She speaks Turkish and English at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x1)
- Edmund ate Turkish delight in the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x2)
- We went to a Turkish restaurant for kebabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x3)
- Turkish coffee is very strong and thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x4)
- Istanbul is the biggest Turkish city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x5)
- Turkish uses the same alphabet as English with some extra letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x6)
- It was easy to believe after this that the princess was really going to marry a Turkish angel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/#x7)

### Note

Always capital T. «Turkish» is the adjective and the language; a person is «a Turk» or «a Turkish person». The country now calls itself «Türkiye» in English too. Do not confuse with «turkey», the bird.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turkish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turkish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turkish.html) on Mova free.