Meskhetiann.adj.

Brit.

/mɛsˈkɛtɪən/,

/ˌmɛsˈxɛtɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmɛsˈkɛdiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Meskhetia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Meskhetia, the name of a region in south-western Georgia bordering Turkey (Russian Mesxetija, also transliterated Meskhetiya; Georgian Mesxeti, also transliterated Meskheti) + -an suffix. Compare Russian mesxi (plural noun) the people of this area in general (adjective mesxijskij), mesxetskie tjurki (plural noun) the Meskhetian Turks as designated by Soviet authorities, Georgian mesxebi (plural noun) the people of Meskhetia, Meskhetians.

A. n.

A member of a predominantly Muslim Turkic people, indigenous to Georgia but deported in large numbers to Uzbekistan in 1944.

ΚΠ

1970 R. Conquest in Times 5 Aug. 9/5 The Meskhetians..were deported en masse from their homelands in 1944, and this fact was totally unknown in the West until 1968.

1989 Times 13 June 11/3 Religious differences between predominantly Shia Muslim Meskhetians and largely Sunni Uzbeks appeared to have played a significant part.

1994 Cambr. Encycl. Russia & Former Soviet Union 135/2 In June [1989] violent clashes took place in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan between Uzbeks and Meskhetians.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Meskhetians. Esp. in Meskhetian Turk.

ΚΠ

1975 Canad. Slavonic Papers 17 320 (title) The Meskhetian Turks: a new voice in Soviet central Asia.

1983 S. Akiner Islamic Peoples Soviet Union iv. 261 Meskhetian Turks are of mixed descent: some are descended from Turks, others from Turkicized Georgians. Meskhetia, a part of Georgia, came under Turkish rule in the sixteenth century. Many of the indigenous population became Muslims and adopted Turkish as their language.

1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 58/2 The Meskhetian Turks who have been driven out of Uzbekistan.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meskhetian
释义	Meskhetiann.adj. Brit. /mɛsˈkɛtɪən/, /ˌmɛsˈxɛtɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɛsˈkɛdiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Meskhetia , -an suffix. Etymology: < Meskhetia, the name of a region in south-western Georgia bordering Turkey (Russian Mesxetija, also transliterated Meskhetiya; Georgian Mesxeti, also transliterated Meskheti) + -an suffix. Compare Russian mesxi (plural noun) the people of this area in general (adjective mesxijskij), mesxetskie tjurki (plural noun) the Meskhetian Turks as designated by Soviet authorities, Georgian mesxebi (plural noun) the people of Meskhetia, Meskhetians. A. n. A member of a predominantly Muslim Turkic people, indigenous to Georgia but deported in large numbers to Uzbekistan in 1944. ΚΠ 1970 R. Conquest in Times 5 Aug. 9/5 The Meskhetians..were deported en masse from their homelands in 1944, and this fact was totally unknown in the West until 1968. 1989 Times 13 June 11/3 Religious differences between predominantly Shia Muslim Meskhetians and largely Sunni Uzbeks appeared to have played a significant part. 1994 Cambr. Encycl. Russia & Former Soviet Union 135/2 In June [1989] violent clashes took place in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan between Uzbeks and Meskhetians. B. adj. Of or relating to the Meskhetians. Esp. in Meskhetian Turk. ΚΠ 1975 Canad. Slavonic Papers 17 320 (title) The Meskhetian Turks: a new voice in Soviet central Asia. 1983 S. Akiner Islamic Peoples Soviet Union iv. 261 Meskhetian Turks are of mixed descent: some are descended from Turks, others from Turkicized Georgians. Meskhetia, a part of Georgia, came under Turkish rule in the sixteenth century. Many of the indigenous population became Muslims and adopted Turkish as their language. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 58/2 The Meskhetian Turks who have been driven out of Uzbekistan. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1970
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