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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).
Pronunciation
Noun
ułan m pers (related adjective ułański)
- (historical, military) uhlan (lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies)
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Further reading
- ułan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ułan in Polish dictionaries at PWN