uhlan

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English

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Etymology

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From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).[1]

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uhlan (plural uhlans)

  1. (historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

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References

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  1. ^ uhlan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan, boy).

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Noun

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uhlan m (plural uhlans)

  1. (military, historical) uhlan

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