Pasha
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noun.
Used formerly as a title for military and civil officers, especially in Turkey and northern Africa.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A title of rank in Turkey, placed after the name.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was
bashaw
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A high-ranking
Turkish
military
officer
, especially as a commander or regional
governor
; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
Word Usage
"The pasha was a small, spare, dark little man, with his black beard clipped as close as scissors could do it."
Form
pashalik
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
authority
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Ah
Artois
Asha
Bogota
Bourgeois
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
cadi
doge
pacha
sultan
variant
bashaw
pacha