pasha
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːʃə/
- And Enver Pasha would never be the man to leave those who lived.
Examples
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"I knew my friend the Pasha's opinion of the Egyptians and his contempt for them.
Fiction book (2001) -
The reason for the transformation was Muhammad Ali Pasha's ambition to create a modern Egyptian monarchy.
Academic text (2010) -
His father... his father's a great pasha.
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We are together, Hani Pasha, in this House of War, yes.
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Some of the pashas, jealous of their power, hope that it will.
Academic text (2000) -
Out of gratitude, the pasha gave him the Mameluke sword.
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The Grand Vizier Mustafa Pasha led the attack.
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Mr. Myers, I am Faruk Pasha, commander of this region.
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Directed by capable administrators like Ibrahim Pasha and Ali Mubarak Pasha, Egypt's cultural development forged ahead.
Academic text (2002) -
The pasha issued a decree to improve trade relations in the region.
Synonyms
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A high-ranking Turkish official who governed a province in the Ottoman Empire
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A high-ranking official in the Ottoman Empire, often a government or army leader in Turkey and Egypt
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pasha was the title for a powerful official in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. It probably comes from Persian padishah meaning 'master' or from Turkish baş meaning 'head', so a pasha was literally a 'head' or 'master' who ruled a region.