Turkey
WordNet

noun


(1)   Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
(2)   An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
"The first experiment was a real turkey"
"The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
(3)   Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
(4)   A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
(5)   A person who does something thoughtless or annoying
"Some joker is blocking the driveway"
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Etymology


From , , from , from Byzantine , from and , a national name of uncertain origin.

Proper noun



  1. Country at the intersection of Europe and Asia on the Mediterranean. Official name: Republic of Turkey.
 
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