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khanjar

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[kahn-jahr] / ˈkɑn dʒɑr /

noun

  1. a curved dagger of Islamic countries.

Etymology

Origin of khanjar

1675–85; earlier canjare, canjer (< Turkish hançer ) < Persian khanjar

Example Sentences

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In the girdle the khanjar is always seen.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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