in ornithology. See Meleagris.
a very extensive empire, comprehending some of the richest countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Turkey in Europe, comprehends Romania, Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia, Ragusa, Wallachia, Moldavia, Bessarabia, Budzac, Crim, and little Tartary, with Albania, Epirus, Macedonia, Thessaly, and all the ancient Greece, with its numerous islands. See Romania, &c.
Turkey in Asia, comprehends Natolia, Diarbeck, Syria, Turcomania, and part of Georgia and Arabia.
And Turkey in Africa, comprehends the fruitful and extensive country of Egypt.