a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Turkish, Turkmen, Kirghiz, Tatar, etc, members of which are found from Turkey to NE China, esp in central Asia
Turkic in American English
(ˈtɜrkɪk)
noun
1.
a family of Altaic languages that includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, Tatar, Uighur, Uzbek, and Turkmen
adjective
2.
designating or of this family of languages or the peoples that speak them
Examples of 'Turkic' in a sentence
Turkic
Their titles, in Turkic, German, and English, suggested a slightly tangential acquaintance with at least the latter tongue.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
There were more serais and teahouses on the road, as they travelled through the area which was now more Turkic than Persian.
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH
They are nomadic like the Bedouin, with whom they share similarities, but Turkic in descent.