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Turan

Turan proper noun: a region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.

turan: a region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians...
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Proper noun (1)

Turan

  1. (historical) A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
    • Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 25
  2. A surname from Turkish.

Noun

Turan pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Proper noun (2)

Turan

  1. The Etruscan goddess of love, fertility, and vitality.

Turan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Turan in Hindi

region in Central Asia
तूरान tūrān

Turan in Marathi

region in Central Asia
तूरान tūrān

Turan in Urdu

region in Central Asia
تُوران tūrān

Turan in Bengali

region in Central Asia
তুরান turan
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Turan in Persian
توران Turân

Forms of Turan

alternative form (archaic)Tooran
alternative form (archaic)Touran

Origin of Turan

From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

See tyrant

Words formed from Turan

Phrases with Turan

Questions about Turan

What does Turan mean?
Turan means a region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
What is Turan in Hindi?
Turan in Hindi is तूरान (tūrān). See Turan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Turan?
Turan can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Turan in the dictionary

  1. Turaga
  2. Turagabeci
  3. Turagabecis
  4. turakoo
  5. turakoos
  6. Turan
  7. Turan tiger
  8. Turan tigers
  9. Turandot
  10. Turangarere
  11. turangawaewae

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