"Turanian" meaning in English

See Turanian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Turanian [comparative], most Turanian [superlative]
Etymology: Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Turan|ian}} Turan + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Turanian (comparative more Turanian, superlative most Turanian)
  1. Of or pertaining to Turan. Translations (of or pertaining to Turan): turáni (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Turanian-en-adj-ci4terBt Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to Turan': 99 1
  2. Of or pertaining to the Turanians. Synonyms: Touranian [archaic]
    Sense id: en-Turanian-en-adj-nZ8-4NZb

Proper name

Etymology: Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Turan|ian}} Turan + -ian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Turanian
  1. A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic.
    Sense id: en-Turanian-en-name-9nPmqAAU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 58 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 6 15 58 20

Noun

Forms: Turanians [plural]
Etymology: Turan + -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Turan|ian}} Turan + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Turanian (plural Turanians)
  1. (linguistics, racial theories, obsolete) A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-Turanian-en-noun-9Bl-sXQW Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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