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Ottomans Definition


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Ottoman
adj
    1. historical
      Relating to the Ottomans or to the Ottoman Empire, which lasted from the 13c until the end of World War I, and was centred in what is now Turkey, and at different times reached into Europe and the Near East.
noun Ottomans
    1. An inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire; a Turk.
    2. A long low seat, usually without a back or arms, and often in the form of a padded and upholstered box. See also Osmanli.
      Form: ottoman
Etymology: 16c: ultimately from Arabic Utman Othman or Osman (1259‐1326), the founder of the Ottoman Empire.



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