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ottoman

/ˈɑtəmən/noun, adjective3 syllables

Ottoman means: thick cushion used as a seat.

Synonyms for ottoman11

noun, as in thick cushion used as a seat

pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock

noun, as in a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

footstool, footrest, tuffet

noun, as in a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

Ottoman Turk, Osmanli

noun, as in the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

Ottoman dynasty

also used for ottoman

tumpty

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What does ottoman mean?5

noun

1

thick cushion used as a seat

2

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

3

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

4

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

adjective

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Ottoman in a sentence

  • Anne, you sit here on the ottoman and don't wiggle.Hybrid
  • Anne, you sit here on the ottoman and don't wiggle your toes.kiryopi
  • Algeria had a powerful navy during the Ottoman rule.Amastan
  • Ziri sat Rima down on the ottoman and gave her a glass of water.Amastan
  • Ottoman Turkish is written and read from right to left.Adelpa
  • Turkey is a genocidal state like its predecessor, the Ottoman Empire.Babelball
  • Turkey is the heir of the Ottoman Empire.AKINCI81
  • There were so many mad sultans in the Ottoman Empire.Berkay

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Forms of ottoman

as a noun

plural
ottomans