"sick man of Europe" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: A calque of a phrase coined by Czar Nicholas I, Romanov, of the Empire of Russia: больно́й челове́к Европы (bolʹnój čelovék Jevropy). This name for the Turkish Ottoman Empire refers to the sickly state of the Ottoman state in the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{m|ru|больно́й челове́к Европы}} больно́й челове́к Европы (bolʹnój čelovék Jevropy) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} sick man of Europe
  1. (archaic, politics) Ottoman Empire. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Politics Derived forms: sick man of Asia, sick man of East Asia Translations (Ottoman Empire): Europas syge mand [common-gender] (Danish), zieke man van Europa [masculine] (Dutch), Euroopan sairas mies (Finnish), homme malade de l’Europe [masculine] (French), kranker Mann am Bosporus [masculine] (German), μεγάλος ασθενής (megálos asthenís) [masculine] (Greek), ヨーロッパの病人 (yōroppa no byōnin) (Japanese), 유럽의 환자 (yureobui hwanja) (Korean), Europas syke mann (Norwegian), chory człowiek Europy [masculine] (Polish), homem doente da Europa [masculine] (Portuguese), больно́й челове́к Евро́пы (bolʹnój čelovék Jevrópy) [masculine] (Russian), болесник Еуропе (english: bolesnik Europe) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hombre enfermo de Europa [masculine] (Spanish), Europas sjuke man [common-gender] (Swedish), Avrupa'nın hasta adamı (Turkish), ياۋروپا كېسەل كۆرپىسى (yawropa kësel körpisi) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-sick_man_of_Europe-en-name-YbQOr524 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'Ottoman Empire': 98 2
  2. (politics) Any European country undergoing economic difficulty. Categories (topical): Politics Translations (any European country undergoing economic difficulty): Euroopan sairas mies (Finnish), doente da Europa [masculine] (Portuguese), homem doente da Europa [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-sick_man_of_Europe-en-name-qJpfaJIM Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'any European country undergoing economic difficulty': 7 93

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