Ottoman Empire

noun

1. a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Constantinople.

Ottoman Empire

noun

1. Also called: Turkish Empire. the former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa, which lasted from the late 13th century until the end of World War I

Ottoman Empire

¹

1. An empire developed by the Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries; it was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey. At its peak, the Ottoman Empire included, besides present-day Turkey, large parts of the Middle East and southeastern Europe.

Ottoman Empire

²

1. An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. It was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey. At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire included many parts of southeastern Europe and the Middle East.