Ottoman Empire

专有名词
/ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/    /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s. historical
    — 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.

词形变化

the Ottoman Empire canonical Othman Empire alternative,obsolete

词源

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.
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