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Grand Turk en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/

Etymology

From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Grand Turk Island, the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
   alt of Grand Turk Island

Translations (4)

lt Grand Terkas (an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands) · es Isla Gran Turca (an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands) · pl Grand Turk Island (an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands) · ru Гранд-Те́рк (an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands)

Grand Turk en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grand Turc.

Meanings

1. (archaic) A sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
   • Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk […] 1868 March, “[Review of] Annual Reports of Insurance Companies, Good, Bad, and Indifferent […]”, in The National Quarterly Review, volume 16, number 32, page 404:

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