| NOUN | location | Turkish Empire, Ottoman Empire | a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe |
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| Meaning | A Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted / lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire. | |
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| Synonym | Ottoman Empire | |
| Instance of | empire, imperium | The domain ruled by an emperor or empress |
| Part of | Africa | The second largest continent |
| Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population | |
| Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) | |
| Spanish | Imperio Otomano | |
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