Abdul-Hamid II

[ ahb-dool-hah-meed ]

noun

1. 1842–1918, sultan of Turkey 1876–1909.

Abdul-Hamid II

/ ˌæbdʊlhæˈmiːd /

noun

1. Abdul-Hamid18421918MTurkishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1842–1918, sultan of Turkey (1876–1909), deposed by the Young Turks, noted for his brutal suppression of the Armenian revolt (1894–96)