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In European discourse, the words Turan and Turanian designate a certain mentality, i. e. the nomadic in contrast to the urbanized agricultural civilizations.

This usage is probably in accordance with the Zoroastrian concept of the Tūrya, which is not primarily a linguistic or ethnic designation, but rather a name of the infidels that oppose the civilization based on the preaching of Zoroaster.