A nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims.

(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. / (furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.

A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

Of the Ottoman Empire. / Turkish

plural of ottoman

plural of Ottoman

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Ottomanize

simple past tense and past participle of Ottomanize

assimilation into the Ottoman Empire

(transitive) To assimilate into the Ottoman Empire.