adjective
noun
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(formerly) a subject of the Ottoman Empire
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the Turkish language, esp as written in Arabic letters under the Ottoman Empire
Etymology
Origin of Osmanli
C19: from Turkish, from Osman I
Example Sentences
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The hoofs of the fast-moving Osmanli cavalry first sounded on the European shores of the Dardanelles in 1354.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boiler of the Osmanli collapsed and needed extended repair.
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
Anyway, there is no type of soldier man fighting in the war who is more faithful to his salt than the Osmanli Turk.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir
Osmanli, os-man′li, adj. of or belonging to Turkey.—n. a member of the reigning family of Turkey: a subject of the emperor of Turkey.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The different Turkic dialects of which the Osmanli is one, occupy one of the largest linguistic areas, extending from the Lena and the Polar Sea, down to the Adriatic.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
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