Turkey: Appears to have been derived from Turcia, the Latinized form of the Arabic name Al-Turkiyah, the "land of the Turks." Turkestan in Central Asia is a Persian form of the same name, denoting the land occupied by the Usbeks, the Kirghis, the Turcomans, and other Turkic races. The name Turk is probably a Tartar word meaning "brave."

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