Ottomanism

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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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

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Origin

From Ottoman + -ism.

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Translations

Bengali ওসমানীবাদ, ওসমানিয়ৎ
  • ওসমানীবাদ (osmanībad)social system
  • ওসমানিয়ৎ (ōśomaniẏot)social system
Greek οθωμανισμός
  • οθωμανισμός (othomanismós)social system
Turkish Osmanlıcılık
  • Osmanlıcılıksocial system
Cite this entry
APA

Ottomanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ottomanism

MLA

“Ottomanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ottomanism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ottomanism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ottomanism.

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