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Ottoman
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- 1 Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire. not-comparable
- 2 Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.; Of or relating to the ethnic Turks of the Ottoman Empire. not-comparable
- 1 of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture wordnet
- 1 Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by; Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.
"In the beginning of this yere Sulton Solyman Pac called yͤ great Turke which was but the. viii. of the ligne of Ottoman, the firſt that toke vpō hym to be a great capitain or ruler […]"
- 2 The Ottoman Turkish language.
"[…] translated into Ottoman by a certain Mehmed Efendi […]"
- 3 Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by; Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.
"And in the year 1618. (when Ottoman the ſecond (who ſucceeded his Uncle Muſtapha) was unſuccessful in his war againſt Poland, and was therefore ſlain by his Janizaries) […]"
- 4 Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by; Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.
"Ottoman III."
- 1 An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. countable, uncountable
"In the middle of the room there is a big ottoman; and this, with the carpet, the Morris wall-papers, and the Morris chintz window curtains and brocade covers of the ottoman and its cushions, supply all the ornament, and are much too handsome to be hidden by odds and ends of useless things."
- 2 A member of the Ottoman dynasty.
"[…] the Ottomans were a dynasty like every other, subject to the same laws of the rise and fall of states."
- 3 a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person wordnet
- 4 A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. countable, uncountable
"This ottoman is set on casters, and is a great convenience for holding articles, while serving also as a seat."
- 5 A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.
"Nearly 250,000 Ottomans of various military ranks were taken captive by the Allied forces during World War I, which was referred to in Turkish variously as Büyük Harp, Cihan Harbi and Harb-i Umumi (or simply Seferberlik among the older generation of Turks) until World War II."
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- 6 thick cushion used as a seat wordnet
- 7 A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns. countable, uncountable
- 8 A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.; An ethnic Turk of the Ottoman Empire.
- 9 the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I wordnet
- 10 a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) wordnet
Etymology
From Ottoman in the early 19th century; so named because reclining on a couch was associated with Middle Eastern customs.
Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان, from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.
Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان, from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.
Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان, from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.
Ellipsis of Ottoman Turkish.
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