turkey

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1. turkey - Noun

2. Turkey - Proper noun

Meaning

An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.

Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.

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A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or genocide in Turkey or genocide in other part of the world. There is still this kind of basic discrimination against the African people and the African problems. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

During the warm season (August 8 and 9), Maine is a true "vacation paradise," offering visitors a chance to jump into crystal-clear mountain lakes and see if they can get back out again before their bodily tissue is frozen as solid as a supermarket turkey. Dave Barry

We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries. Jalal Talabani

A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. Irish Proverb

In the eyes of its mother every turkey is a swan. Luxembourgish Proverb

There is a wise reason why a cock can't sound like a turkey. African Proverb

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