uhlan
English
Alternative forms
- ulan
Etymology
From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈ(j)uːlən/
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
- cavalryman
- cuirassier
- dragoon
- hussar
- lancer
- trooper
- yeoman
Translations
soldier with lance
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References
- “uhlan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Further reading
- uhlan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- hulan
French
Etymology
From German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan, “boy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.lɑ̃/
Noun
uhlan m (plural uhlans)
- (military, historical) uhlan
Further reading
- “uhlan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.