Uhlan Definition

o͝olän, yo͝olən
noun
A mounted lancer or a cavalryman in Poland, Prussia, etc.
Webster's New World
One of a body of horse cavalry that formed part of the Polish, German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Uhlan

Noun

Singular:
uhlan
Plural:
uhlans

Origin of Uhlan

  • From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Turkish oğlan.

    From Wiktionary

  • German from Polish ulan from Turkish oğlan youth from oğul son

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Uhlan Sentence Examples

  • Only the man who had the next bed, a stout Uhlan, continued to sit on his bed, gloomily frowning and smoking a pipe, and little one-armed Tushin still listened, shaking his head disapprovingly.

  • In the middle of the reading, the Uhlan interrupted Denisov.

  • One Uhlan stopped, another who was on foot flung himself to the ground to avoid being knocked over, and a riderless horse fell in among the hussars.

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Words Starting With

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