| ottoman | Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire. Origin: 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. 1. A Turk. 2. [F. Ottomane, from ottoman Turkish] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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