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Ottomanism

Ottomanism proper noun: a nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims.

Proper noun

Ottomanism

  1. A nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims.
    • Over the course of Seferberlik, the immense hardships and Istanbul's heavy-handed administration could very well have disillusioned Arabs who had been loyal to the ideals of Ottomanism.2015 October 23, The Great War: From Memory to History, →ISBN

Ottomanism meaning in Bengali

Ottomanism in Bengali

social system
ওসমানীবাদ osmanībad, ওসমানিয়ৎ ōśomaniẏot

Origin of Ottomanism

From Ottoman + -ism.

Words formed from Ottomanism

Questions about Ottomanism

What does Ottomanism mean?
Ottomanism means a nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims.
What is Ottomanism in Bengali?
Ottomanism in Bengali is ওসমানীবাদ (osmanībad), ওসমানিয়ৎ (ōśomaniẏot). See Ottomanism meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Ottomanism?
Ottomanism is a proper noun.

Words near Ottomanism in the dictionary

  1. Ottomanian
  2. Ottomanian Empire
  3. Ottomanic
  4. Ottomanick
  5. Ottomanid
  6. Ottomanism
  7. Ottomanist
  8. Ottomanists
  9. Ottomanization
  10. Ottomanize
  11. Ottomanized

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