Ottoman Turks conquered Egypt in 1517.
Source: tatoeba (1030276)
Ottoman
/ˈɑtəmən/
Synonyms for "ottoman" (24 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (12)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: footstool, chair, cushioned stool, footrest, footstools.
- Sentence evidence is available for ottoman, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
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- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ottoman"
Keep "ottoman" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "ottoman" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesMore specific
12 entriesCollocations
8 entriesOttoman EmpireOttoman TurkishOttoman architectureOttoman artOttoman courtOttoman dynastyOttoman furnitureOttoman law
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesTranslations
160 translations across 68 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- osman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otoman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Arabic
3 entries- عُثْمَانِيّ adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- عُثْمَانِيَّة noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- عُثْمَانِيّ noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Armenian
4 entries- օսմանական adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- օսմանյան adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- օսման noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- օսմանցի noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- osmanlı adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlı noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Bashkir
1 entries- ғосманлы adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Belarusian
3 entries- асма́нскі adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- асма́н noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- асма́нка noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Bengali
2 entries- ওসমানী adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- ওসমানী noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Bulgarian
2 entries- осма́нски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- отома́нски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Burmese
1 entries- အော့တမန် adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Catalan
3 entries- otomà adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomana noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- otomà noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 奧斯曼 /奥斯曼 adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- 鄂圖曼 /鄂图曼 adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- 奧斯曼人 /奥斯曼人 noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- 鄂圖曼人 /鄂图曼人 noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Crimean Tatar
2 entries- osmanlı adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlı noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Czech
1 entries- osmanský adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Danish
3 entries- osmannisk adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osman noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanner noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Dutch
2 entries- Osmaans adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Osmaan noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Finnish
4 entries- ottomaanien adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- ottomaaninen adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmani noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- ottomaani noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
French
4 entries- ottoman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Ottoman name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- Ottoman noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- Ottomane noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Friulian
1 entries- otoman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Gagauz
2 entries- osmanlı adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlı noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Galician
1 entries- otomán noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Georgian
1 entries- ოსმალური adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
German
4 entries- osmanisch adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- ottomanisch adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Ottomanus name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- Osmane noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Greek
3 entries- οθωμανικός adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Οθωμανή noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- Οθωμανός noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Hebrew
1 entries- עות׳מאני adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Hindi
2 entries- उस्मानी adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- उस्मानी noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Hungarian
2 entries- oszmán adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- oszmán noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Indonesian
1 entries- Usmaniyah adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- عُثْمَانی adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Irish
2 entries- Otamánach adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Otamánach noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Italian
4 entries- osmanico adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanli adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Ottomano name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- osmanli noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Japanese
4 entries- オスマン adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- オットマン adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- オスマン noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- オットマン noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Javanese
1 entries- Usmaniyah adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Kazakh
2 entries- османлы adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- османлы noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Khmer
1 entries- អូតូម៉ង់ adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Korean
4 entries- 오스만 adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- 오토만 adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- 오스만 noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- 오토만 noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- осмонлы adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- осмондук noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Ladino
3 entries- osmanlí adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Lao
1 entries- ໂອສະມັນ adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Latin
2 entries- osmanicus adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Ottomanus name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
Macedonian
4 entries- османлиски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- османски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- отома́нски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Османлија noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Malay
1 entries- Uthmaniyah adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Middle French
1 entries- Ottoman name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
Mongolian
2 entries- осман adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- османы adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- osmanî adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- osmansk adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osman noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- osmansk adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osman noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- عثمانلو adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- عثمانی adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- عثمان name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- عثمانلی noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Pashto
1 entries- عثماني adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Piedmontese
1 entries- otman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Polish
2 entries- osmański adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomański adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Portuguese
4 entries- osmandi adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmandi noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Romanian
4 entries- osmanlâi adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otoman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlâi noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlâu noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Russian
4 entries- осма́нский adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- оттома́нский adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Оттома́н name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- осма́н noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- osmanlijski adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanski adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomanski adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- османлијски adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Slovak
1 entries- osmanský adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Slovene
1 entries- otománski adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Spanish
4 entries- osmanlí adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osmanlí noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- otomano noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Swedish
3 entries- osmansk adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- ottomansk adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- osman noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Tajik
1 entries- усмонӣ adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Tatar
1 entries- госманлы adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Thai
2 entries- ออตโตมัน adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- ชาวออตโตมัน noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Turkish
3 entries- Osmanlı adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Osman name (archaic form of Osman — see also Osman)
- Osmanlı noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Turkmen
1 entries- osmanly adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Ukrainian
3 entries- осма́нський adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- осма́н noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
- осма́нка noun (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Urdu
1 entries- عُثْمَانی adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئوسمانلى adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Uzbek
1 entries- usmonli adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Vietnamese
2 entries- Ô-xman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
- Ôt-tôman adj (of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Jews fled the Spanish Inquisition and took shelter in the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century.
Source: tatoeba (1041877)
In the sixteenth century, Ottoman Turks attempted to construct a canal in Egypt to unite the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Source: tatoeba (1219771)
Turkey is the heir of the Ottoman Empire.
Source: tatoeba (1268417)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ottoman"?
Closest matches include footstool, chair, cushioned stool, footrest, footstools.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ottoman"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.