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Ottoman

The term '''Ottoman''' (from Arabic ''Uthmani'', deriving from the name of the Turkish ruler Osman I) may refer to:
- the Ottoman Empire, a Turkish state in existence from 1293 to 1922;
- Ottoman Turks, the Turkic peoples|Turkic ethnic group which originally comprised the Ottoman Empire;
- the Ottoman Dynasty, the governing family of the Ottoman Empire;
- the Ottoman Turkish language;
- Ottoman (textile), a fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture
- Ottoman military bands, or ''Mehter takımı'';
- Ottoman (furniture), a padded stool or footstool; or
- Pax Ottomana, a phrase used to describe a long time of peace in the Ottoman Empire.
- Otto Mann, a character on The Simpsons

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