"ഓട്ടോമൻ" എന്ന വാക്കിന് സന്ദർഭത്തിനനുസരിച്ച് നിരവധി നിഘണ്ടു അർത്ഥങ്ങളുണ്ട്. സാധ്യമായ ചില നിർവചനങ്ങൾ ഇതാ:
"ഓട്ടോമൻ" എന്ന വാക്കിന്റെ അർത്ഥം അത് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന സന്ദർഭത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരിക്കും.
1. Rather, Russia saw the possibilities of extending their influence as the Ottoman Empire headed into decline.
2. Of the first, those that had an humble origin and rose to the greatness they still preserve, the Ottoman house may serve as an example, which from an humble and lowly shepherd, its founder, has reached the height at which we now see it.
3. I took one very deep, very obvious breath then sank onto a chair and put my feet on an ottoman.
4. that first day, I was some dazzling combination of exhausted and exhilarated that had me smiling nonstop, but also very much in need of a comfy chair and an ottoman.
5. Madame de Villefort was sitting on an ottoman and impatiently turning over the leaves of some newspapers and pamphlets which young Edward, by way of amusing himself, was tearing to pieces before his mother could finish reading them.
6. Once inside, she led her over to an upholstered chair and pulled the ottoman over.
7. Pulling on the clothes laid out for her, she found her nose wrinkling up at the mess on the ottoman.