"Turan" meaning in English

See Turan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa-cls|توران|tr=tūrān}} Classical Persian توران (tūrān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Turan
  1. (historical) A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians. Wikidata QID: Q164585 Tags: historical Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Regions of Asia Translations (region in Central Asia): তুরান (turan) (Bengali), 圖蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 图兰 (Túlán) (Chinese Mandarin), तूरान (tūrān) [masculine] (Hindi), Turán (Hungarian), तूरान (tūrān) (Marathi), توران (Turan) (Ottoman Turkish), توران (Persian), Туран (Turan) (Russian), Турон (Turon) (Tajik)
    Sense id: en-Turan-en-name-en:Q164585 Disambiguation of Languages: 40 22 37 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tajik translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 27 14 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 64 16 10 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 20 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 11 14 1 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 17 12 1 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 63 13 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 60 15 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 61 11 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 58 15 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 65 15 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 43 8 46 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 64 11 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 19 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 63 12 22 3 Disambiguation of 'region in Central Asia': 97 0 2
  2. Any of the languages of these people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Turan-en-name-0b~qzMp5 Disambiguation of Languages: 40 22 37 1
  3. A surname from Turkish. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Turan-en-name-UlMIYTsT Disambiguation of Languages: 40 22 37 1 Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 43 8 46 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Turan tiger

Noun

Etymology: From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa-cls|توران|tr=tūrān}} Classical Persian توران (tūrān) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Turan pl (plural only)
  1. A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Turan-en-noun-I8cuZfmp
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