turkey
noun
/ˈtɜː(r)ki/
Word Forms
| singular | turkey |
| plural | turkeys |
- 1countable a large bird similar to a chicken that has no feathers on its head and is often eaten at Christmas and Thanksgiving. The sound that turkeys make is called gobbling.Synonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 1auncountable the meat of a turkey
a turkey sandwich/dinner
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of meatbaconbeefbushmeat
- 2countable informala film or play that is very unsuccessfulSynonyms and related wordsFilms and types of filmanimationanimebiopicSynonyms and related wordsTypes of story or playadaptationallegoryanecdote
- 2aAmericaninformala person that you think is silly or stupidSynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is unintelligent, stupid or sillyfoolbuffoonclown
- 3
like turkeys voting for Christmas
used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeatingThose whom we choose to lead mostly act like turkeys voting for Christmas.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 27/07/2017
phrases
Turkey
/ˈtɜː(r)ki/
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- Official nameTürkiye Cumhuriyeti (Republic of Turkey)CapitalAnkaraPopulation estimate (2015)78·67 millionInternet domain extension.trCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Turkish lira (TRY), which consists of 100 kuruş.TerritoryTurkey is bounded in the west by the Aegean Sea and Greece, north by Bulgaria and the Black Sea, east by Georgia, Armenia and Iran, and south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean.LanguageThe official language is Turkish.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria
turkey
noun
/ˈtɜrki/
Word Forms
| singular | turkey |
| plural | turkeys |
- 1countable a large bird similar to a chicken that has no feathers on its head and is often eaten at Christmas and Thanksgiving. The sound that turkeys make is called gobbling.Synonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 1auncountable the meat of a turkey
a turkey sandwich/dinner
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of meatbaconbeefchicken
- 2countable Americaninformala silly or stupid personSynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is unintelligent, stupid or sillyfoollumpclown
- 2ainformala movie or play that is very unsuccessfulSynonyms and related wordsMovies and types of movieanimationanimebiopicSynonyms and related wordsTypes of story or playadaptationallegoryanecdote
- 3
like turkeys voting for Christmas
used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeatingThose whom we choose to lead mostly act like turkeys voting for Christmas.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 27/07/2017
phrases
Turkey
/ˈtɜrki/
© Getty Images / kosmozoo
- Official nameTürkiye Cumhuriyeti (Republic of Turkey)CapitalAnkaraPopulation estimate (2015)78·67 millionInternet domain extension.trCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Turkish lira (TRY), which consists of 100 kuruş.TerritoryTurkey is bounded in the west by the Aegean Sea and Greece, north by Bulgaria and the Black Sea, east by Georgia, Armenia and Iran, and south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean.LanguageThe official language is Turkish.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, LondonSynonyms and related wordsSpecific countries in the dictionaryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeria