bashaw
Americannoun
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a rare spelling of pasha
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an important or pompous person
Etymology
Origin of bashaw
1525–35; < Arabic bāshā < Turkish pāshā pasha
Example Sentences
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Billy Rose himself, the unco-smart little bashaw of Broadway, called it "trial by newspaper."
From Time Magazine Archive
They considered ponderous recondite synonyms for potentate, but at length rejected hospodar, beglerbeg and three-tailed bashaw as offensively obscure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The captain of the port received me with great courtesy, and was ordered by the bashaw El Hayanie, governor of Santa Cruz, to pay the most unqualified attention to my wishes.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
"Allah Kerin, it was a mercy your back was not broken," exclaimed the bashaw.
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Hemyng, Bracebridge
I turned for a moment, and saw our friend rolling up the middle of the street with his hands in his pockets, as proud as the grand bashaw.
From Paddy Finn by Webb, Archibald
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