uhlan

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UK/ˈ(j)uːlən/US/ˈuˌlɑn/US/uˈlɑn/

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.

OriginFrench uhlan ← German Uhlan ← Polish ułan →
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Meanings

nounuhlan (plural uhlans)

plural uhlans · alternative ulan

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lancer

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishاوغلان
  2. Polishułan
  3. GermanUhlan
  4. Frenchuhlan
  5. Englishuhlan

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

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Translations

Bulgarian улан
  • улан (ulan)soldier with lance
Catalan ulà
  • ulàsoldier with lance
Czech hulán
  • hulánsoldier with lance
Dutch ulaan
  • ulaansoldier with lance
Finnish ulaani
  • ulaanisoldier with lance
French uhlan
  • uhlansoldier with lance
German Ulan
  • Ulansoldier with lance
Greek ουλάνος
  • ουλάνος (oulános)soldier with lance
Hungarian ulánus, dzsidás
  • ulánussoldier with lance
  • dzsidássoldier with lance
Italian ulano
  • ulanosoldier with lance
Japanese ウーラン
  • ウーラン (ūran)soldier with lance
Lithuanian ulonai
  • ulonaisoldier with lance
Norwegian ulan
  • ulansoldier with lance
Polish ułan
  • ułansoldier with lance
Portuguese ulano
  • ulanosoldier with lance
Russian улан
  • улан (ulan)soldier with lance
Spanish ulano
  • ulanosoldier with lance
Swedish ulan
  • ulansoldier with lance
Ukrainian улан
  • улан (ulan)soldier with lance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hulan
Cite this entry
APA

uhlan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uhlan

MLA

“uhlan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uhlan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uhlan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uhlan.

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