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

The quality or state of being Ottoman.

Characteristic of or pertaining to the Ottomans or the Ottoman Empire.

(historical) A large Turkish empire which began as a Turkish sultanate centered in modern Turkey; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the end of World War I.

The variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire.

Of, from, or pertaining to Ottoman Empire, the Ottomans or the Ottoman Turkish language.

A register of the Ottoman Turkish language typical to the time from 1501–1800 and later a chosen register, particularly seen as exclusive to an educated elite, as marked by complex syntax (lacking punctuation) and largely Persianized and Arabicized vocabulary and sentence structure.