Turko-Iranian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Turko-Iranian \Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an\, pr. a. (Ethnol.)
     Designating, or pert. to, a mixed racial type including the
     Afghans, and characterized chiefly by stature above mean,
     fair complexion, dark, or sometimes gray, eyes,
     brachycephaly, and very long, prominent, and moderately
     narrow nose.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Turko-Iranian \Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an\, pr. n.
     A member of any race of the Turko-Iranian type.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]