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Meaning of Ottomanism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά οθωμανισμός
Türkçe Osmanlıcılık

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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