uhlan
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uhlan
- /ˈ(j)uːlən/ UK
- /ˈuˌlɑn/ US
- /uˈlɑn/ US
Where it comes from
From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).
noun uhlans · ulan
- A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
Translations
Talk about this word "uhlan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uhlan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. uhlan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uhlan "uhlan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uhlan.Cite this
@misc{uhlan_2026,
title = {uhlan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uhlan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
