Turkmen
noun
1.
the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.
noun, plural Turkmen.
1.
a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
noun
1.
the language of the Turkomans, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
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