Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman Empire
- /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ UK
- /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/ US
Where it comes from
Ottoman (adjective) [from Ottoman (“Osman”), from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osman), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name)] + Empire. Over the centuries the Ottoman Empire existed, it was commonly referred to as Turkey.
proper noun the Ottoman Empire · Othman Empire
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A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s.
Under their fluctuating rule an Ottoman Empire was indeed to survive, with varying fortunes, for a further three and a half centuries. But it was an empire in the continual throes of a decline which, despite periods of respite and glimpses of momentary recovery, was to prove irreversible.
Similar: Osman Empire, Osmanian Empire, Osmanic Empire, Osmanli Empire, Ottomanian Empire, sick man of Europe, Sublime Ottoman State, Turkey
Translations
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name Turkish empire
| Español | Imperio otomano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오스만 제국 oseuman jeguk |
| 日本語 | オスマン帝国 Osuman Teikoku |
| 中文 | 奧斯曼帝國 /奥斯曼帝国 Àosīmàn Dìguó |
| हिन्दी | उस्मानी साम्राज्य usmānī sāmrājya, ऑटोमन साम्राज्य ŏṭoman sāmrājya |
| Português | Império Otomano |
| Français | Empire ottoman |
| Deutsch | Osmanisches Reich, Ottomanisches Reich |
| Italiano | Impero ottomano |
| Ελληνικά | Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία Othomanikí Aftokratoría |
| Română | Imperiul Otoman |
| Русский | Осма́нская импе́рия Osmánskaja impérija, Оттома́нская импе́рия Ottománskaja impérija |
| Tiếng Việt | Đế quốc Ô-xman, Đế quốc Ôt-tôman |
| العربية | الدَّوْلَةُ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةُ ad-dawlatu l-ʕuṯmāniyyatu |
| עברית | האימפריה העות׳מאנית ha-imperyá ha-otamanít |
Talk about this word "Ottoman Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ottoman%20empire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Ottoman Empire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ottoman%20empire "Ottoman Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ottoman%20empire.Cite this
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title = {Ottoman Empire},
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