sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

noun

1. (in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided.

sanjak

/ ˈsændʒæk /

noun

1. (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanjak¹

First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanjak¹

C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag

Example Sentences

It shows the religious and ethnic communities of Syria just before the French gifted the Sanjak of Alexandretta on the Mediterranean coast to Turkey as a bribe to keep it neutral in World War Two.

From BBC

“We understand that having kids earlier should mean you have more of them, but the surprising part was just to observe it on the genetic level,” Sanjak said.

From The Guardian

“Natural selection is still happening in modern humans – it is observable, we can detect it – but they are fairly weak effects and secular trends, things due to modern medicine and social change, are likely to be bigger drivers of changes in these traits,” said Sanjak.

From The Guardian

However Sanjak said there might be more to the findings, pointing out that it is difficult to unpick cause and effect.

From The Guardian

Armenian men hanging out outside a small recreation center in Sanjak Camp in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon.

From New York Times