uhlan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Coordinate terms
Translations
soldier with lance
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References
- ^ “uhlan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan, “boy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uhlan m (plural uhlans)
Further reading
- “uhlan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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