Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A vast Turkish sultanate of southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and southeast Europe. It was founded in the 1200s by Osman I and ruled by his descendants until its dissolution after World War I. Originally a small state controlled by Ottoman or Osmanli Turks, it spread rapidly, superseding the Byzantine Empire in the east.
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- proper noun A large
empire which began as aTurkish sultanate centered on modernTurkey ; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the end ofWorld War I .
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- noun a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
Etymologies
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Examples
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The signs of rebellion also grew—the mix of alphabets and religious symbols filled the walls again, marks of the host of smaller nations that made up the Ottoman Empire.
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In describing the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, T.E. Lawrence wrote: the idea of nationality was independence of clans and villages, and their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to the intruder ....
Scott Atran: NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US
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ISTANBUL — A U.S. congressional vote on how to define the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, expected Thursday, is turning into a game of brinksmanship between the White House and Ankara.
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In describing the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, T.E. Lawrence wrote: the idea of nationality was independence of clans and villages, and their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to the intruder ....
Scott Atran: NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US
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He was going on about the Ottoman Empire, or some stuffy topic like that.
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In describing the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, T.E. Lawrence wrote: the idea of nationality was independence of clans and villages, and their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to the intruder ....
Scott Atran: NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US
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ISTANBUL — A U.S. congressional vote on how to define the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, expected Thursday, is turning into a game of brinksmanship between the White House and Ankara.
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In describing the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, T.E. Lawrence wrote: the idea of nationality was independence of clans and villages, and their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to the intruder ....
Scott Atran: NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US
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In describing the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, T.E. Lawrence wrote: the idea of nationality was independence of clans and villages, and their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to the intruder ....
Scott Atran: NATO's Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US
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Very little research has been done, however, on the true conditions of the Jewish community in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey.
Harut Sassounian: German Scholar Exposes Turkish Propaganda about Jews
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