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OTTOMAN

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Irregular inflected form: ottomans   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

Synonyms:

footrest; footstool; ottoman; tuffet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ottoman" is a kind of...):

stool (a simple seat without a back or arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Thick cushion used as a seat

Synonyms:

hassock; ottoman; pouf; pouffe; puff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ottoman" is a kind of...):

seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

Synonyms:

Ottoman; Ottoman dynasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Ottoman" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

Synonyms:

Osmanli; Ottoman; Ottoman Turk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Ottoman" is a kind of...):

Turk (a native or inhabitant of Turkey)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Ottoman Empire (a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire)

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