Kipchak

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кипча́к (kipčák).

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Noun

Kipchak (plural Kipchaks)

  1. (historical) a member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederation that overran the Eurasian steppe in mid-11th century.

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Kipchak (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to the Kipchak people or their language
  2. of or relating to the modern Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family

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Kipchak

  1. The Turkic language of the Kipchak people
  2. (historical) The lands of the Kipchak people
    • 1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189:
      Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.

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