turkish empire
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Definition
- Proper Noun:
- The Ottoman Empire: "Turkish Empire" is a historical name for the Ottoman Empire, a major political and military power that existed from the late 13th century until the early 20th century. It was ruled by a sultan and at its peak controlled vast territories in Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- The Turkish Empire reached its greatest extent under Suleiman the Magnificent.
- For centuries, the Turkish Empire was a dominant force in the Eastern Mediterranean.
- The decline of the Turkish Empire was a complex process spanning several centuries.
Advanced Usage
- "the Sick Man of Europe": A historical nickname used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to describe the declining and weakening state of the Turkish Empire.
- By the late 1800s, European diplomats often referred to the Turkish Empire as the "Sick Man of Europe."
Variants and Related Words
- Ottoman Empire (n): The more common and precise modern term for the Turkish Empire.
- Scholars often use "Ottoman Empire" instead of "Turkish Empire."
- Ottoman (adj): Relating to the Turkish Empire.
- Ottoman architecture is famous for its grand mosques and palaces.
- Sublime Porte (n): A metonymic term referring to the central government of the Turkish Empire.
- The ambassador was summoned to the Sublime Porte.
Synonyms
- Ottoman Empire: The direct synonym.
- The Porte: A shortened form of "Sublime Porte," used to mean the empire's government or the state itself.
Related Phrases
- Fall of the Turkish Empire: Refers to its dissolution after World War I.
- The fall of the Turkish Empire led to the establishment of modern Turkey and several new nations in the Balkans and the Middle East.
Noun
- 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Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire