Ottoman UK /ˈɒtəmən/US /ˈɑtəmən/noun 3adjective 2forms 1 noun3 •A citizen of the Ottoman Empire. •An ethnic Turk of the Ottoman Empire. •A member of the Ottoman dynasty.[…] the Ottomans were a dynasty like every other, subject to the same laws of the rise and fall of states. — 2006 adjective2 •Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire. •Of or relating to the ethnic Turks of the Ottoman Empire. formsOttomans