Grand Turk

English Pronunciation en /ˈɡɹænd ˈtɜː(ɹ)k/ Etymology 1 thumb|A view of the southwestern beach at Grand Turk, next to the cruise ship dock From a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus species), which has a distinctive cap reminiscent of an Ottoman fez. Proper noun Grand Turk en Grand Turk Island the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Translations an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands Lithuanian: lt Grand Terkas Polish: pl Grand Turk Island m Russian: ru Гранд-Те́рк m Spanish: es Isla Gran Turca f Etymology 2 en fr Grand Turc. Noun Grand Turk en archaic A sultan of the Ottoman Empire. en 1868 March [Review of] Annual Reports of Insurance Companies, Good, Bad, and Indifferent The National Quarterly Review 16 32 404 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=94oFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA404 Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk See also en Great Mogul