turkish empire

1. 1.

   a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

   SynonymsOttoman Empire

   Broaderempire

   Part ofEuropeAsiaAfrica

Questions about turkish empire

What does turkish empire mean?

turkish empire means "a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire".

What is another word for turkish empire?

Close synonyms include Ottoman Empire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turkish empire a common word?

turkish empire is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.