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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ottoman

	Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano,
   ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a
   sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year
   1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a stuffed seat.]
   Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or
   empire.
   [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ottoman

	Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. Ottomans.
   1. A Turk.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
      without a back, originally used in Turkey.
      [1913 Webster]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
Ottoman

	Ottoman
     adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its
           culture
     n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
          Osman I) [syn: Ottoman Turk, Osmanli]
     2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
        13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: Ottoman
        dynasty]
     3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: pouf, pouffe, puff,
         hassock]
     4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: footstool,
         footrest]