Ottoman Empire

noun

1. a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. : Constantinople.

Ottoman Empire

noun

1. the former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa, which lasted from the late 13th century until the end of World War I Also calledTurkish Empire

Ottoman Empire

¹

1. An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. It was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey . At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire included many parts of southeastern Europe and the Middle East .

Ottoman Empire

²

1. An empire developed by the Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries; it was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey . At its peak, the Ottoman Empire included, besides present-day Turkey, large parts of the Middle East and southeastern Europe .

Example Sentences

They fled to the Ottoman Empire — Turkey and Greece…that’s where they settled.

From Salon

The partition plan was devised by the British government, which had administered Palestine since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and a special committee of the United Nations, a brand new global entity.

From Salon

The spectacle dates back to the 1800s - when Greece was ruled by the Ottoman empire - but now rockets are used instead of cannons.

From BBC

Once part of the Byzantine Empire, it was later hotly contested between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians, who called the town Lepanto.

From Seattle Times

Its timing came at a poignant midpoint for both composers: March 25, the anniversary of Debussy’s death, and April 24, the date Armenia commemorates as the beginning of the 1915 genocide in which up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Empire.

From New York Times