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
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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
If you had not, as usual, been so damned late"—he turned with a gesture of raw impatience to the heavy-faced Osmanli at his side—"I could have pointed them out to you on Galata Bridge.
From The Lighted Match by Schabelitz, R. F.
"Wealth has ruined the heart of the Osmanli," continued Halil.
From Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul by Jókai, Mór
In 1514, the Persian campaign of Selim I. gave Armenia to the Osmanli Turks, and its reorganization was entrusted to Idris, the historian, who was a Kurd of Bitlis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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
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