"Teke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tekes [plural], Teke [plural]
Etymology templates: {{wp|+ people}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Teke (plural Tekes or Teke)
  1. A member of a particular Bantu Central African ethnic group. Synonyms: Bateke Derived forms: North Teke, Teke-Tege
    Sense id: en-Teke-en-noun--mak89bB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Tekke [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (tribe)}} Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Teke pl (plural only)
  1. A major tribe of Turkmens in Turkmenistan. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: Tekintsi
    Sense id: en-Teke-en-noun-ZCKrvrkU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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