uhlan

English

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Etymology

From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈ(j)uːlən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

uhlan (plural uhlans)

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

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References

  1. ^ “uhlan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan, “boy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.lɑ̃/

Noun

uhlan m (plural uhlans)

  1. (military, historical) uhlan

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