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ulan |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ulan \U"lan\, n. See {Uhlan}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uhlan \Uh"lan\, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk. ogl[=a]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also {ulan}, and formerly {hulan}.] 1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.
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