Turan
English
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Etymology
editFrom Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".
Proper noun
editTuran
- (historical) A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians.
- 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 25:
- Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies.
- Any of the languages of these people.
- A surname from Turkish.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editregion in Central Asia
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Turan is the 33856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Turan is most common among White (91.96%) individuals.
Noun
editTuran pl (plural only)
- A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish توران (Turan), from Old Turkic 𐱄𐰆𐰺𐰣 (t¹ur¹n¹ /turan/).
Proper noun
editTuran
- a male given name
- a surname
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