OTTOMAN EMPIRE


Meaning of OTTOMAN EMPIRE in English

Pronunciation: ' ä-t ə -m ə n

Function: geographical name

former Turkish sultanate in SE Europe, W Asia, & N Africa including at greatest extent Turkey, Syria, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Arabia, Egypt, Barbary States, Balkans, & parts of Russia & Hungary

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