Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Turk, especially a member of the family or tribe of Osman I.
- adjective Of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people, language, or culture.
- adjective Turkish.
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- noun A
Turk from the period ofOttoman Empire . - adjective Of the Islamic
empire of Turkey.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A core Ottoman leadership still exists, though they don’t publicly use the term Ottoman to describe themselves.
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A core Ottoman leadership still exists, though they don’t publicly use the term Ottoman to describe themselves.
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I had a trace memory of the name Ottoman Empire, but beyond that my Middle Eastern education didn’t extend beyond seeing Peter O’Toole play Lawrence of Arabia.
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It was 500 years in Ottoman Empire, and Serbs believe that it will be again part of Serbia.
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It was 500 years in Ottoman Empire, and Serbs believe that it will be again part of Serbia.
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They were perfectly willing to remain Ottoman subjects, let alone be “colonialists” (which nowadays is nothing more than a label to apply to people you deem worthy of ethnic cleansing or murder).
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It was 500 years in Ottoman Empire, and Serbs believe that it will be again part of Serbia.
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It was 500 years in Ottoman Empire, and Serbs believe that it will be again part of Serbia.
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Passionate Armenian-Americans have lobbied to label Ottoman actions as genocide for decades.
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Passionate Armenian-Americans have lobbied to label Ottoman actions as genocide for decades.
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