YOUNG TURK

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• YOUNG TURK (noun)
  The noun YOUNG TURK has 2 senses:

1. a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule

2. a young radical who agitates for reform

  Familiarity information: YOUNG TURK used as a noun is rare.

• YOUNG TURK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Young Turk" is a kind of...):

freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A young radical who agitates for reform

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("young Turk" is a kind of...):

radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)