Turkish Empire
- noun
- /ˈtɜrkɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪər/
:
Imperio Turco
- The fall of the Turkish Empire marked a significant shift in global power dynamics after World War I.
Examples
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After World War I, events had moved rapidly as the Turkish Empire disintegrated.
Academic text (2018) -
Epirus was a distant outpost of Christendom on the border of the Turkish Empire.
Academic text (1991) -
From there, it was on to Besançon and beyond, a trip that would take him to the farthest reaches of the Turkish Empire.
Fiction book (1992) -
Quite the reverse—there was bad blood going back centuries between the Muslim Turkish Empire and czarist Russia.
Academic text (1990) -
Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized, subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
Academic text (1995) -
Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized, subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
Academic text (1995) -
The monstrous Ali Pasha turned out to be, in the end, too much of a monster even for the Turkish Empire; the Sultan had enough of his atrocities, and in 1821, he ordered his arrest.
Blog text (10) -
Choosing his occasion carefully, he led his forces over to the Christian side in the battle of Nissa in 1443 and seized the opportunity to detach a part of Epirus (Albania) from the Turkish Empire.
Academic text (1991) -
At its height, the Turkish Empire controlled vast regions across three continents, including parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Many scholars study the history of the Turkish Empire to understand its impact on modern nation-states in the region.
Synonyms
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A large Muslim empire from the late 1200s to World War I that ruled parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an empire ruled by Turkish people' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Turkish' (pertaining to Turkey or its people) + 'empire' (a state ruling multiple territories). This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun–modifier construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's basic meaning even if they lack specific historical knowledge.
Etymology
Turkish Empire: The name Turkish Empire comes from the Turkish people who built and ruled a very large empire that covered parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. So, it means 'the large state ruled by Turks'.