Etymology · Middle French
Ottoman
2 English words descend from Middle French Ottoman, most common first.
- ottomanAn upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
- Ottoman EmpireA large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s.