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Ottoman Empire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/ (General-American)
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• /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Ottoman (adjective) [from Ottoman (“Osman”), from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osman), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name)] + Empire. Over the centuries the Ottoman Empire existed, it was commonly referred to as Turkey.

Meanings

1. (historical) A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s.
   • Most of the textbooks consider the period of Murad III (1574-1595) and particularly the murder of the Grand Vizier Sokullu Mehmed Pasha in 1579 as the beginning of the internal decay of the Ottoman Empire. The debacle of Vienna in 1683 the following defeats in the hands of the Holy League and the subsequent Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 are mostly dealt with in a relatively detailed way, [...] 2001, Selçuk Akşin Somel, The modernization of public education in the Ottoman Empire, 1839-1908, page 198:
   • Under their fluctuating rule an Ottoman Empire was indeed to survive, with varying fortunes, for a further three and a half centuries. But it was an empire in the continual throes of a decline which, despite periods of respite and glimpses of momentary recovery, was to prove irreversible. 1979, Lord Kinross, The Ottoman Centuries: the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire, page 616:
   • It does not seem very convincing to view a major world empire, with the most modern arms at its disposal, as merely the helpless victim of circumstances beyond its control. Even less attractive are "stage theories," which assume that at a given point in time the Ottoman Empire, its economy included, passed from the stage of "florescence" into that of "decay." 1997, Suraıya Faroqhı, Bruce McGowan, Donald Quataert, Şevket Pamuk, with Halil İnalcık as editor, An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire: Volume Two, 1600-1914, page 470
   • This was a factor in one of the major long-term weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire, namely the relatively small size of its Turkish population, which limited its ability to colonize conquered regions. [...] In no meaningful sense was Anatolia the empire's metropolis. This might seem strange to Europeans, who are and always were much inclined to use the words Ottoman and Turkish interchangeably when describing the empire. 2002, Dominic Lieven, Empire: The Russian Empire and Its Rivals, page 130:

Forms

Synonyms

Osmanli Empire · Osmanic Empire · sick man of Europe · Osmanian Empire · Turkey · Sublime Ottoman State · Ottomanian Empire · Osman Empire

Translations (105)

kmr Împeratoriya Osmanî (Turkish empire) · fa-ira اِمْپِراتوریِ عُثْمَانی (Turkish empire) · hy Օսմանյան կայսրություն (Turkish empire) · fr Empire ottoman (Turkish empire) · bn ওসমানী সাম্রাজ্য (Turkish empire) · ro Imperiul Otoman (Turkish empire) · nn Det osmanske riket (Turkish empire) · et Osmanite riik (Turkish empire) · is Tyrkjaveldi (Turkish empire) · de Ottomanisches Reich (Turkish empire) · tk Osman imperiýasy (Turkish empire) · sq Perandoria Osmane (Turkish empire) · lt Osmanų imperija (Turkish empire) · nb Det osmanske rike (Turkish empire) · ru Оттома́нская импе́рия (Turkish empire) · ug ئوسمان ئىمپېرىيىسى (Turkish empire) · th จักรวรรดิออตโตมัน (Turkish empire) · ga Impireacht Otamánach (Turkish empire) · bg Осма́нска импе́рия (Turkish empire) · sd سلطنت عثمانيہ (Turkish empire) · hi ऑटोमन साम्राज्य (Turkish empire) · kk Османлы Империясы (Turkish empire) · it Impero ottomano (Turkish empire) · uz Usmonli Imperiyasi (Turkish empire) · tr Osmanlı Devleti (Turkish empire) · be Асма́нская iмпэ́рыя (Turkish empire) · cmn 奧斯曼帝國 /奥斯曼帝国 (Turkish empire) · hu Oszmán Birodalom (Turkish empire) · br Impalaeriezh otoman (Turkish empire) · km ចក្រភពអូតូម៉ង់ (Turkish empire) · crh Osmanlı Devleti (Turkish empire) · fi Osmanien valtakunta (Turkish empire) · sh Osmansko carstvo (Turkish empire) · eo Otomana Imperio (Turkish empire) · pt Império Otomano (Turkish empire) · lo ຈັກກະວັດໂອສະມັນ (Turkish empire) · hi उस्मानी साम्राज्य (Turkish empire) · ru Осма́нская импе́рия (Turkish empire) · et Osmanite impeerium (Turkish empire) · id Kesultanan Utsmaniyah (Turkish empire) · lv Osmaņu impērija (Turkish empire) · fa-ira عُثْمَانی (Turkish empire) · nl Ottomaanse Rijk (Turkish empire) · tt Госман империясе (Turkish empire) · cs Otomanská říše (Turkish empire) · sk Osmanská ríša (Turkish empire) · nn Det ottomanske riket (Turkish empire) · mk Турско Царство (Turkish empire) · ps عثمانې ټولواکمني (Turkish empire) · ky Осмон империясы (Turkish empire) · is Ósmanska ríkið (Turkish empire) · vi Đế quốc Ô-xman (Turkish empire) · uk Осма́нська імпе́рія (Turkish empire) · yi אָטאָמאַנישע אימפּעריע (Turkish empire) · ka ოსმალეთის იმპერია (Turkish empire) · sh Османско царство (Turkish empire) · mn Османы эзэнт гүрэн (Turkish empire) · ko 오스만 제국 (Turkish empire) · gl Imperio Otomán (Turkish empire) · sv Osmanska riket (Turkish empire) · ur سَلْطَنَت عُثْمَانِیَہ (Turkish empire) · be Асма́нская імпе́рыя (Turkish empire) · cs Osmanská říše (Turkish empire) · ota ممالك محروسه شاهانه (Turkish empire) · fi Ottomaanien valtakunta (Turkish empire) · ms Empayar Uthmaniyah (Turkish empire) · ja オスマン帝国 (Turkish empire) · da Osmanniske Rige (Turkish empire) · de Osmanisches Reich (Turkish empire) · nb Osmanerriket (Turkish empire) · eu Otomandar Inperioa (Turkish empire) · sl Osmansko cesarstvo (Turkish empire) · sgs Uosmanu imperėjė (Turkish empire) · zza İmparatorina Osmanıcan (Turkish empire) · gag Osmanlı İmperiyası (Turkish empire) · gag Osmanlı Devleti (Turkish empire) · mr ओस्मानी साम्राज्य (Turkish empire) · ota دولت علیه عثمانیه (Turkish empire) · az Osmanlı İmperiyası (Turkish empire) · nb Det ottomanske rike (Turkish empire) · ar الدَّوْلَةُ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةُ (Turkish empire) · he האימפריה העות׳מאנית (Turkish empire) · bn অটোমান সাম্রাজ্য (Turkish empire) · az Osmanlı Dövləti (Turkish empire) · el Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία (Turkish empire) · uz Usmonli Davlati (Turkish empire) · mk Турска Империја (Turkish empire) · mk Отоманско Царство (Turkish empire) · ca Imperi otomà (Turkish empire) · da Osmannerriget (Turkish empire) · vi Đế quốc Ôt-tôman (Turkish empire) · es Imperio otomano (Turkish empire) · et Ottomani impeerium (Turkish empire) · mr ऑटोमन साम्राज्य (Turkish empire) · lad Imperio Otomano (Turkish empire) · pl Imperium Osmańskie (Turkish empire) · my အော်တိုမန်အင်ပါယာ (Turkish empire) · af Ottomaanse Ryk (Turkish empire) · lad אימפירייו אוטומאנו (Turkish empire) · io Otoman imperio (Turkish empire) · tr Osmanlı İmparatorluğu (Turkish empire) · nl Osmaanse Rijk (Turkish empire) · mk Отоманска Империја (Turkish empire) · mk Османлиско Царство (Turkish empire) · is Ottómanveldið (Turkish empire)