uhlan

noun
/ˈ(j)uːlən/UK

Etymology

From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).

  1. derived from اوغلان
  2. derived from ułan
  3. derived from Uhlan
  4. borrowed from uhlan

Definitions

  1. A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish,…

    A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

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