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Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire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.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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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 Scott Atran 2010
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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.
Turkey, on Edge, Watches U.S. Vote on Armenia Marc Champion 2010
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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 Scott Atran 2010
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He was going on about the Ottoman Empire, or some stuffy topic like that.
Copy Cat Jacque Nimble 2010
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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 Scott Atran 2010
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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.
Turkey, on Edge, Watches U.S. Vote on Armenia Marc Champion 2010
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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 Scott Atran 2010
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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 Scott Atran 2010
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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 2009
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