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 Definitions of Ottoman  [ˈɒt ə mən]  

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Definition of 'Ottoman' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) Ottoman
of or pertaining to the Ottoman Empire or its rulers.

2. (n.) Ottoman
a member of the dynasty descended from Osman that ruled the Ottoman Empire.

3.  Ottoman
a Turkish citizen of the Ottoman state.

4.  Ottoman
(l.c.)

5.  Ottoman
a cushioned footstool.

6.  Ottoman
a low cushioned seat without back or arms.

7.  Ottoman
a kind of divan or sofa, with or without a back.

8.  Ottoman
(l.c.) a heavy, lustrous fabric of wool, silk, or other fibers woven with broad, horizontal ribs.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < F < It ottomano, after the founder of the empire (Ar &ain;uthmān); in defs.

Definition of 'Ottoman' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli
a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

2. (noun) Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty
the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

3. (noun) ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock
thick cushion used as a seat

4. (adj) footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet
a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

5. (adj) Ottoman
of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture



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