wazir
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- noun
- 1988 -- In April, Israel assassinates senior PLO leader Khalil al-Wazir in Tunisia, even as the Reagan administration is trying to organize an international conference to broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
- wazir Khan
- wazir Akbar
Examples
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Presently, the kit lives in the Wazir Akbar Khan hood of Kabul.
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Almost all the shops were located in Chowk Wazir Khan to Sunehrimosque.
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Honorary wazir to the king of Wak.
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Two epic poems, the Jung Nama and the Akbar Nama written immediately after one written from the court which which celebrates Wazir Akbar Khan.
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One culprit who actually took part in the burning of the Soha Bazar in Chowk Wazir Khan had told about their role in the burning of that Bazar.
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Israel has declassified an interview with a military commando about the 1988 assassination of Khalil al-Wazir, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Jihad.
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A member of the Wazir tribe shared stories about their rich history during the cultural festival.
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The elders of the Wazir gather frequently to discuss the future of their community.
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Many families in the region proudly identify as part of the Wazir tribe, celebrating their traditions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wazir is also the name of a Pashtun tribe in southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, so a wazir is a person from that tribe. It looks the same as the title wazir, but here it means being part of that people, not the job of a minister.