| / English Dictionary |
YOUNG TURK
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A young radical who agitates for reform
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("young Turk" is a kind of...):
radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Young Turk" is a kind of...):
freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
