English Explanatory Dictionary

Ottoman Empire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Ottoman Empire.wav

Word forms

Ottoman Empire the Ottoman Empire Othman Empire

Etymology

Ottoman (adjective) [from Ottoman (“Osman”), from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osman), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name)] + Empire. Over the centuries the Ottoman Empire existed, it was commonly referred to as Turkey.

Synonyms

Osman Empire Osmanian Empire Osmanic Empire Osmanli Empire Ottomanian Empire sick man of Europe Sublime Ottoman State Turkey
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