pr. a. [ From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind. ] Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of simple structure and low grade (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and in Central Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these languages. [ 1913 Webster ]

pr. n. One of the Turanians. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Ethnol.) (a) An extensive division of mankind including the Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and Polynesians. (b) A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia and closely related to the Mongols. [ 1913 Webster ]