Ottoman

[ ot-uh-muhn ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the Ottoman Empire.

  2. of or relating to the lands, peoples, and possessions of the Ottoman Empire.

noun,plural Ot·to·mans.Also Othman (for defs. 3, 4).
  1. a Turk.

  2. a Turk of the family or tribe of Osman.

  1. (lowercase) a cushioned footstool.

  2. (lowercase) a low cushioned seat without back or arms.

  3. (lowercase) a kind of divan or sofa, with or without a back.

  4. (lowercase) a corded silk or rayon fabric with large cotton cord for filling.

Origin of Ottoman

1
1575–85; <French <Italian ottomano, after the founder of the empire (Arabic ʿuthmān); defs. 5-8 <French ottomane (feminine)

Other words from Ottoman

  • Ot·to·man·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ottoman (1 of 2)

ottoman

/ (ˈɒtəmən) /


nounplural -mans
    • a low padded seat, usually armless, sometimes in the form of a chest

    • a cushioned footstool

  1. a corded fabric

Origin of ottoman

1
C17: from French ottomane, feminine of Ottoman

British Dictionary definitions for Ottoman (2 of 2)

Ottoman

Othman

/ (ˈɒtəmən) /


adjective
  1. history of or relating to the Ottomans or the Ottoman Empire

  2. denoting or relating to the Turkish language

nounplural -mans
  1. a member of a Turkish people who invaded the Near East in the late 13th century

Origin of Ottoman

2
C17: from French, via Medieval Latin, from Arabic Othmāni Turkish, from Turkish Othman Osman I

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