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Turtlese

Turtlese adjective: of or pertaining to the indigenous cultures of North America.

Adjective

Turtlese (comparative more Turtlese, superlative most Turtlese)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to the indigenous cultures of North America.

Forms of Turtlese

comparativemore Turtlese
superlativemost Turtlese

Origin of Turtlese

From turtle + -ese. Based on the translation Turtle Island, the name of North America in various indigenous American languages.

Questions about Turtlese

What does Turtlese mean?
Turtlese means of or pertaining to the indigenous cultures of North America.
What part of speech is Turtlese?
Turtlese is an adjective.

Words near Turtlese in the dictionary

  1. turtlers
  2. turtles
  3. turtles all the way down
  4. turtles down
  5. turtles up
  6. Turtlese
  7. turtleshell
  8. turtleshells
  9. turtlesoup
  10. turtlesoups
  11. turtlesque

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