uhlan noun.
['u:lɑ:n, 'ju:-; ʊ'lɑ:n] Also hulan
['h(j)u:lǝn].
M18.[French uhlan, German U(h)lan from Polish uan, huan from Turkish oǧlan youth, servant.]Hist. A type of cavalryman or lancer in certain European armies, esp. that of Poland or (later) Germany.
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