Ottoman

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French Ottoman, from post-classical Latin Ottomanus, from Arabic personal name عثمان (‘uthmān). Osman is the Turkish spelling of the male Arabic given name Uthman, therefore the Ottoman Empire is sometimes referred to as the Osman Empire, after Osman I.

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Wikipedia

Ottoman

1. An Islamic clan occupying present Turkey until 1924.
2. A Turk

[edit] Adjective

Ottoman

1. Of the Islamic empire of Turkey

[edit] Derived terms

• Ottoman Empire