OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE


Meaning of OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE in English

ˌOttoman ˈEmpire, the BrE AmE

a large ↑ empire , based in Turkey and with its capital in Istanbul which also included large parts of Eastern Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It continued from the 13th century until after World War I, but it was most powerful in the 16th century, at the time of its most famous ruler, Suleiman I.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.