hulan

2 definitions found

hulan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hulan \Hu"lan\, n.
     See Uhlan.
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  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.
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     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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