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单词 uhlan
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Definition of uhlan in English:

uhlan

noun ˈuːlɑːnʊˈlɑːn
historical
  • A cavalryman armed with a lance as a member of various European armies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both uhlan and czapska derive from Turkish and clearly associate the Polish lancers with origins in Turkey.
    • The lancers wore the czapka of the Polish uhlans, the hussars wore the dolmans of Hungarian horsemen.
    • In Army of Duchy of Warsaw there existed ten uhlans regiments.
    • The train moved back to Radziwillow, where it was next captured by the uhlans of the 2nd squadron on May 24, 1920.
    • Soon uhlans as well as the other mounted troops had to abandon their horses and armed with rifles, get into the trenches.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via French and German from Polish (h)ulan, from Turkish oğlan 'youth, servant'.

 
 

Definition of uhlan in US English:

uhlan

noun
historical
  • A cavalryman armed with a lance as a member of various European armies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Army of Duchy of Warsaw there existed ten uhlans regiments.
    • Both uhlan and czapska derive from Turkish and clearly associate the Polish lancers with origins in Turkey.
    • Soon uhlans as well as the other mounted troops had to abandon their horses and armed with rifles, get into the trenches.
    • The train moved back to Radziwillow, where it was next captured by the uhlans of the 2nd squadron on May 24, 1920.
    • The lancers wore the czapka of the Polish uhlans, the hussars wore the dolmans of Hungarian horsemen.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via French and German from Polish (h)ulan, from Turkish oğlan ‘youth, servant’.

 
 
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