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uhlan

/ˈ(j)uːlən/US/ˈuˌlɑn/

uhlan noun: a lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

Noun

uhlan (plural uhlans)

  1. (historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

uhlan meaning in Tamil and Marathi

uhlan in Tamil

பாய்மாவீரன், விரைந்துசெல்லும்ஈட்டிஏந்தியகுதிரைவீரன்

uhlan in Marathi

soldier with lance
ऊलन ūlan

Forms of uhlan

pluraluhlans
alternative formulan

Origin of uhlan

From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).

Questions about uhlan

What does uhlan mean?
Uhlan means a lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
What is uhlan in Tamil?
Uhlan in Tamil is பாய்மாவீரன், விரைந்துசெல்லும்ஈட்டிஏந்தியகுதிரைவீரன். See Uhlan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uhlan?
Uhlan is a noun.
How do you pronounce uhlan?
Uhlan is pronounced /ˈ(j)uːlən/ (UK).
What is the plural of uhlan?
The plural of uhlan is uhlans.

Words near uhlan in the dictionary

  1. uhh
  2. uhhuh
  3. UHI
  4. UHIs
  5. Uhl
  6. uhlan
  7. uhlans
  8. Uhler
  9. Uhlers
  10. Uhlig
  11. uhligite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uhlan (page history and authors); uhlan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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