UHLAN


Meaning of UHLAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈü-ˌlän, ü-ˈ; ˈyü-lən, ˈü- ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Polish ulan, from Turkish oğlan boy, servant

Date: 1753

: any of a body of Prussian light cavalry originally modeled on Tatar lancers

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