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Ottoman (iou)



Ottoman noun1 & adjective. . L16.
[French, or Italian Ottomano, medieval Latin Ottomanus, medieval Greek Othomanoi, from Arab. Umani adjective of personal name uman: cf. OSMANLI.]
A. noun. A member of the former Turkish dynasty founded by Othman or Osman I in c 1300; a Turkish subject under this dynasty. L16.
b. adjective. Of or belonging to the dynasty of the Ottomans, the branch of the Turks to which they belonged, or the empire ruled by them until 1922. E17.
Ottoman Porte: see PORTE.
Ottomanism noun the culture of the Ottomans E20.
Ottomani'zation noun the process of Ottomanizing people, an institution, etc. E20.
Ottomanize verb trans. make Ottoman or Turkish M19.