Meskhetian
/mɛsˈkɛtɪən/ /ˌmɛsˈxɛtɪən/noun
A member of a predominantly Muslim Turkic people, indigenous to Georgia but deported in large numbers to Uzbekistan in 1944.
adjective
Of or relating to the Meskhetians. Especially in Meskhetian Turk.
Origin
1970s. From Meskhetia, the name of a region in south-western Georgia bordering Turkey (Russian Mesxetija, also transliterated Meskhetiya; Georgian Mesxeti, also transliterated Meskheti) + -an.
- keep (or stand) guard
- keep (or stay) out of someone's way
- keep out (or keep someone/thing out)
- keep pace with
- keep quiet (or keep someone quiet)
- keep rank
- keepsake
- keep someone back
- keep someone dangling
- keep someone down
- keep someone guessing
- keep someone in
- keep someone in countenance
- keep someone in his (or her) place
- keep someone off
- keep someone posted
- keep someone sweet
- keep someone/thing off
- keep someone/thing on
- keep someone under
- keep someone up
- keep something back
- keep something dark
- keep something down
- keep something from