Uhlan

//ˈ(j)uːlən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies. historical

Etymology

From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).

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