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  • 81Turkey red — Tur′key red′ n. 1) a bright red produced in fabrics by madder, alizarin, or synthetic dyes 2) tex cotton cloth of this color • Etymology: 1780–90 …

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  • 82Turkey red — /tɜki ˈrɛd/ (say terkee red) noun 1. a bright red produced in fabrics by madder or alizarin. 2. cotton cloth of this colour …

  • 83Turkey wheat — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …

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  • 84turkey vulture — noun Date: 1823 an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill called also turkey buzzard …

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  • 85RED SEA —    an arm of the Arabian Sea, and stretching in a NW. direction between the desolate sandy shores of Turkey in Asia and Africa; is connected with the Gulf of Aden in the SE. by the Strait of Bab el Mandeb, and in the NW. divides into the Gulfs of …

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  • 86turkey vulture — noun a common American vulture with black plumage and a bare red head. [Cathartes aura.] …

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  • 87turkey vulture — tur′key vul ture n. orn a blackish brown New World vulture, Cathartes aura, with a bare, wrinkled red head and neck Also called tur′key buz zard. • Etymology: 1815–25, amer …

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  • 88Emblems of Turkey — Emblem used on Turkish passports, visas[1] and ID cards[2] Turkey does not have an official coat of arms or national emblem. The symbol on the cover page of …

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  • 89Democratic Party (Turkey, current) — Democratic Party Demokrat Parti Leader Namık Kemal Zeybek Founded 1983 (1983) (as DYP), 200 …

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  • 90Democrat Party (Turkey, current) — Infobox Turkish Political Party party name = Demokrat Parti Democratic Party party party wikicolourid = CHP leader = Süleyman Soylu (2008 ) Mehmet Ağar (2002 2008) Tansu Çiller (1993 2002) Süleyman Demirel founder (1983 1993) foundation = 1983… …

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