Atatürk
English edit
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Etymology edit
Turkish Atatürk (literally “father of the Turks”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: ătʹə-tûrk
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈatətɜːk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈætətɝk/
- Hyphenation: Ata‧türk
Proper noun edit
Atatürk
- The pseudonym of Mustafa Kemal Pasha (1881–1938), Turkish statesman and army officer who established the modern state of Turkey.
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From ata (“father; predecessor, forefather”) + Türk (“Turk”), resulting as “father of the Turks”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Atatürk