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uh·lan (o̵̅o̅′län′, yo̵̅o̅′-; o̵̅o̅ län′, yo̵̅o̅-)

noun

Historical a mounted lancer or a cavalryman in Poland, Prussia, etc.

Etymology: obs. Ger (now ulan) < Pol ułan, a lancer < Turk oghlān, a youth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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