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Ottoman : adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its
culture [syn: Ottoman]
(noun)
1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
Osman I) [syn: Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli]
2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: Ottoman,
Ottoman dynasty]
3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: pouf, pouffe, puff,
hassock]
4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: footstool,
footrest]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ottoman : \Ot"to*man\, a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano,
ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a
sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year
1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a stuffed seat.]
Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or
empire.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ottoman : \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. Ottomans.
1. A Turk.
2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
without a back, originally used in Turkey.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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