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ottoman

[ot-uh-muhn] / ˈɒt ə mən /
NOUN
footstool
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The tiles were on a panel by the tomb of Ottoman Sultan Selim II in the garden of the Hagia Sophia.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It was originally bought by Khalil Sherif Pasha, widely known as Khalil-Bey, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat posted in Paris and then Vienna.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It became a mosque under the Ottoman Empire and a museum under the Republic of Turkey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Most were casualties of the Mesopotamian Campaign during World War One, when British and Commonwealth troops fought the Ottoman empire.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

On the basis of a horoscope he had cast, Tycho declared that this event foretold the death of the Ottoman Sultan, Sulaiman, known as the Magnificent.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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