Oghuz
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Oghuz may refer to:
- an early Turkic word for "tribe", see Oghuz (tribe)
- Oghuz languagesOghuz languagesThe Oghuz languages, a major branch of the Turkic language family, are spoken by more than 110 million people in an area spanning from the Balkans to China.-Linguistic features:...
, a major branch of the Turkic language family. - Oghuz TurksOghuz TurksThe Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
, the Turkic groups speaking Oghuz languages - Oghuz KhanOghuz KhanOghuz Khan was a legendary and semi-mythological Khan of Turks. Some Turkic cultures use this legend to describe their ethnic origins and the origin of the system of political clans used by Turkmen, Ottoman, and other Oghuz Turks...
, a legendary and semi-mythological Turkic khan. - OğuzOğuz (name)Oğuz is a common masculine Turkish given name. There are various theories on the meaning of "Oğuz". The most prominent explanation is that it is composed of "ok" and "z". In Turkish and proto Turkish "ok" means "arrow". Only in proto Turkish, "ok" also means "clan", and/or "nation". Again, only...
, a Turkish masculine given name. - Oghuz Rayon, a rayon of Azerbaijan.
- OğuzOguzOghuz is a rayon of Azerbaijan. The population of the region consisted of Azerbaijanis....
, an administrative district of Azerbaijan.