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.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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A core Ottoman leadership still exists, though they don’t publicly use the term Ottoman to describe themselves.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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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.
Living Alone and Loving It Barbara Feldon 2003
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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.
Elmira Bayrasli: Turkey's Answer to the Armenian Question Elmira Bayrasli 2010
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Passionate Armenian-Americans have lobbied to label Ottoman actions as genocide for decades.
Elmira Bayrasli: Turkey's Answer to the Armenian Question Elmira Bayrasli 2010
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