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
The Osmanli, whom we are accustomed to call Turks par excellence, and who form the ruling portion of the Turkish empire, must be traced to the same source.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
The Osmanli came on, slowly pushing that immense ripple across the opaline floors.
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
Othman, from whose name are derived the terms Ottoman and Osmanli, lays the foundation of the Turkish empire in Asia Minor.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
He substantiates the account of the assassinations, and narrates how Baha Ullah was called before the Osmanli Court to answer on the charge of complicity in them.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
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