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Turan¹

Where it comes from

From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur".

proper noun Tooran · Touran

  1. historical A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians. Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies.
  2. A surname from Turkish.

noun Tooran · Touran

  1. plural, plural only A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Turan²

Where it comes from

See tyrant

proper noun Tooran · Touran

  1. The Etruscan goddess of love, fertility, and vitality.

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name region in Central Asia

中文圖蘭 /图兰 Túlán
हिन्दीतूरान tūrān
FrançaisTouran
ΕλληνικάΤουράν Tourán
РусскийТура́н Turán

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"Turan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Turan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turan

Chicago

"Turan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turan.

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@misc{turan_2026,
  title = {Turan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}