Turanian

== English == === Alternative forms === Tooranian, Touranian (archaic) === Etymology === From Turan +‎ -ian. Use picked up in the mid 1800s, peaking in the late 1800s before dropping off in the mid 1900s. === Adjective === Turanian (not comparable) Of or pertaining to Turan. Of or pertaining to the Turanians. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Turanian (plural Turanians) (linguistics, racial theories, obsolete) A member of any of the Asian peoples who speak Uralic or Altaic (or Turan) languages. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Turanian A proposed language family (now generally rejected) encompassing the Uralic and Altaic languages; Ural-Altaic. === References === “Turanian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Urantian, naturian, nutarian, tauranin