"Grand Turk" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Melocactus intortus|species}} Melocactus intortus Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Grand Turk}} Grand Turk
  1. Ellipsis of Grand Turk Island, the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Grand Turk Island (extra: the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands) Translations (an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands): Grand Terkas (Lithuanian), Гранд-Те́рк (Grand-Térk) [masculine] (Russian), Isla Gran Turca [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Grand_Turk-en-name-ycMT13bp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/ Forms: Grand Turks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Grand Turk}} Grand Turk (plural Grand Turks)
  1. (archaic) A sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Tags: archaic Related terms: Great Mogul
    Sense id: en-Grand_Turk-en-noun-stfGzugt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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