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noun
- 1. a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is prized as food, especially on festive occasions such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- 2. something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, especially a play or movie: informal "the movie flopped—the second in a trio of turkeys"
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TURKEY definition: 1. a large bird grown for its meat on farms: 2. the flesh of this bird used as food: 3. something…. Learn more.
noun. tur· key ˈtər-kē. plural turkeys. Synonyms of turkey. 1. plural also turkey : a large North American gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that is domesticated in most parts of the world. 2. : failure, flop. especially : a theatrical production that has failed. 3. : three successive strikes in bowling. 4.
Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Turkey definition: a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.. See examples of TURKEY used in a sentence.
noun. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles.
6 days ago · Turkey, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe and serving as both a bridge and a barrier between them. The modern Turkish republic was founded in 1923 after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and its capital is Istanbul (formerly Constantinople).
Definition of turkey noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A turkey is a big bird that looks a bit like a huge chicken. If you've ever celebrated Thanksgiving in the U.S. or Canada, you've probably seen the large fowl turkey cooked and taking center stage at the elaborate holiday meal.
TURKEY definition: 1. a bird that looks like a large chicken, or the meat of this bird 2. a country in Asia 3. coming…. Learn more.
Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
