Seljuk
['seldʒu:k;sel'dʒu:k]
Definition
(noun.) any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders.
(adj.) of or relating to the Seljuks .
Checker: Otis--From WordNet
Definition
n. a member of a Turkish family which under Togrul Beg grandson of a chief named Seljuk overthrew the Abbaside califs of Bagdad about 1050 and gave way before the Osmanli or Ottoman princes.—adj. Selju′kian.
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Examples
- They found a resting-place at last and kindred and congenial neighbours on the tablelands of Asia Minor among the Seljuk Turks. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Seljuks established themselves at Iconium (Konia), in what is now Anatolia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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