sick man of Europe

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Russian больно́й челове́к Европы (bolʹnój čelovék Jevropy), a phrase coined by Czar Nicholas I of the Empire of Russia, referring to the poor state of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === sick man of Europe (archaic, politics) The Ottoman Empire. (politics) Any European country undergoing economic difficulty. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====