Double entendre. A double entendre (/ËdÊbÉl ÉnËtÉndrÉ/; French pronunciation: â) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in two ways, having a double meaning. Typically one of the meanings is obvious, given the context whereas the other may require more thought.
In Part 1 of The Decline of the Ottoman Empire we analyzed the political and economic aspects of this great empireâs decline. In history, nothing happens for only one reason.The decline of the Ottomans was the result of a great many factors.Among the most important reasons are the social and religious changes in the Ottoman realm. This post will analyze the Islamic changes in the last decades of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s and how they helped bring the downfall of the empire in 1922.n Part 1 of The Decline of the Ottoman Empire we analyzed the political and economic aspects of this great empireâs decline. In history, nothing happens for only one reason.
Over the next century, the Ottomans developed an empire that took in Anatolia and increasingly larger sections of Byzantine territories in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. Ottoman expansion into Europe was well underway in the late 14th century.heir empire was centered in present-day Turkey, and extended its influence into southeastern Europe as well as the Middle East. Europe was only temporarily able to resist their advance: the turning point came at the Battle of Varna in 1444 when a European coalition army failed to stop the Turkish advance.