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Ottoman

Ot′to-man

,
Adj.
[F.
ottoman
: cf. It.
ottomano
,
ottomanno
; – from
Othoman
,
Othman
, or
Osman
, the name of a sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf.
Osmanli
,
Ottoman
a stuffed seat.]
Of or pertaining to the Turks;
as, the
Ottoman
power or empire
.

Ot′to-man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Ottomans
.
1.
A Turk.
2.
[F.
ottomane
, from
ottoman
Turkish.]
A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.

Definition 2024


Ottoman

Ottoman

See also: ottoman and ottomán

English

Noun

Ottoman (plural Ottomans)

  1. A Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire.

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Adjective

Ottoman (not comparable)

  1. Of the Ottoman Empire.

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ottoman

ottoman

See also: Ottoman and ottomán

English

Noun

ottoman (plural ottomans)

  1. An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc.
  2. A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.
  3. A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture .

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See also

  • chesago

French

Adjective

ottoman m (feminine singular ottomane, masculine plural ottomans, feminine plural ottomanes)

  1. Ottoman

Japanese

Romanization

ottoman

  1. rōmaji reading of オットマン