Grand Turk
/ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/
Grand Turk is the ellipsis of Grand Turk Island.
Meaning of Grand Turk Island
Proper noun
Grand Turk Island
- An island and district of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Noun
Grand Turk (plural Grand Turks)
- A sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk […]1868 March, “[Review of] Annual Reports of Insurance Companies, Good, Bad, and Indifferent […]”, in The National Quarterly Review, volume 16, number 32, page 404
Forms of Grand Turk
| plural | Grand Turks |
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Origin of Grand Turk
From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.
Borrowed from French Grand Turc.
Questions about Grand Turk
- What does Grand Turk mean?
- Grand Turk means a sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- What is Grand Turk the ellipsis of?
- Grand Turk is the ellipsis of Grand Turk Island.
- What part of speech is Grand Turk?
- Grand Turk is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Grand Turk?
- Grand Turk is pronounced /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/.
- What is the plural of Grand Turk?
- The plural of Grand Turk is Grand Turks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Grand Turk (page history and authors); Grand Turk Island (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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