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Ottoman Empire
noun
- a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. : Constantinople.
Ottoman Empire
noun
- the former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa, which lasted from the late 13th century until the end of World War I Also calledTurkish Empire
Ottoman Empire
1- An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. It was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey . At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire included many parts of southeastern Europe and the Middle East .
Ottoman Empire
2- An empire developed by the Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries; it was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey . At its peak, the Ottoman Empire included, besides present-day Turkey, large parts of the Middle East and southeastern Europe .
Example Sentences
Britain took control of the area known as Palestine in World War One, following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, which had ruled that part of the Middle East.
They were removed by British aristocrat Lord Elgin over 200 years ago, while Athens was part of the Ottoman Empire.
They were removed by British aristocrat Lord Elgin while Athens was part of the Ottoman Empire and were badly damaged en route to London, where they have been displayed since.
In early modern England and France, revolutions did lead to ideological change, Goldstone found, while elsewhere — most notably in China and the Ottoman Empire — they did not.
They fled to the Ottoman Empire — Turkey and Greece…that’s where they settled.
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