uhlan
English edit
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Etymology edit
From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).[1]
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Noun edit
uhlan (plural uhlans)
- (historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
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Translations edit
soldier with lance
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References edit
- ^ “uhlan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading edit
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan, “boy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uhlan m (plural uhlans)
Further reading edit
- “uhlan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.