Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ottoman empire

/ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: ot-toman em-pire
IPA: /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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.""
"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, [...]"
"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."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: Ottoman, Ottomano, عثمان, عُثْمَان

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/
British English: /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/

Inflected Forms

the Ottoman Empire (canonical) Othman Empire (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ottoman empire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/.
What does ottoman empire mean?: 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.
Where does ottoman empire come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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