Ottoman
adjective
of or relating to the Ottoman Empire.
Ottomans
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pluralof Ottoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Since the days of ancient Persia, successive world powers including the Greeks, Ottomans and Portuguese sought to control the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Ottomans provide storage not only for Hedda’s guns but also for her secrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Maps showing the full reach of the Indian Empire were only published in top secrecy, and the Arabian territories were left off public documents to avoid provoking the Ottomans or later the Saudis.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
The fall of Trebizond to the Ottomans in 1461 led to the city becoming majority Muslim.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
His successors826 held sway in Egypt and Syria until the conquest of these countries by the Ottomans.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson
