Atatürk

English

Alternative forms

Ataturk

Etymology

Turkish Atatürk (literally “father of the Turks”).

Pronunciation

enPR: ătʹə-tûrk
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈatətɜːk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈætətɝk/
Hyphenation: Ata‧türk

Proper noun

Atatürk

The pseudonym of Mustafa Kemal Pasha (1881–1938), Turkish statesman and army officer who established the modern state of Turkey.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Ataturkist

Turkish

Etymology

From ata (“father; predecessor, forefather”) +‎ Türk (“Turk”), resulting as “father of the Turks”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɑtyɾk/, [ɑˈt̪ɑt̪yɾc]
Hyphenation: A‧ta‧türk
Rhymes: -yɾc

Proper noun

Atatürk

Atatürk (founder of modern Turkey)
a surname

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Derived terms

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