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pasha

[ pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw ]

noun

  1. a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.


pasha

/ ˈpɑːʃə; ˈpæʃə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha1

1640–50; < Turkish paşa; bashaw
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha1

C17: from Turkish paşa
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Example Sentences

Just two days later, the papers began what can only be described as a love affair with Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk).

Halet Çambel was born on August 27 1916 in Berlin, the granddaughter of Ibrahim Hakki Pasha, the Ottoman Ambassador to Germany.

What happens to the real son of the real pasha remains an open question.

Another trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot.

The boss of ISI, Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha wants to quit, according to a senior Pakistani official.

But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.

The Turks were defeated with considerable loss, and their general, Hadki pasha, taken prisoner.

Instead of offering him your money openly, in a big purse, as you would to a local pasha, you go about it indirectly.

About two o'clock Omar Pasha's travelling carriages, escorted by Turkish cavalry, appeared in sight of our camp.

Omar Pasha declared that his plans were known to the Russians in twenty-four hours after he mentioned them.

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