Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ottoman_empire

1 sense of ottoman empire

Sense 1
Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire -- (a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire)
       INSTANCE OF=> empire, imperium -- (the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised)