What does "uhlan" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "uhlan"?

Common synonyms include: cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon, hussar, lancer, trooper.

//ˈ(j)uːlən// noun

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Noun

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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

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

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