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• aga
  aga

  noun

  a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
• Aga
  Aga

  noun

  a cooking range and heating system powered by solid fuel, electricity, or gas

aga

American  

[ah-guh] / ˈɑ gə /

Or agha

noun

1. a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.

2. a general.

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aga ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position

2. a military commander

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Aga ² British  

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a cooking range and heating system powered by solid fuel, electricity, or gas

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Etymology

Origin of aga

First recorded in 1590–1600, aga is from the Turkish word ağa lord

Example Sentences

He hasn’t called me aga in a long time.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

At Ibrim there is an aga, independent of the governors of Nubia, and the inhabitants pay no taxes.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

The possessive pronouns ow, my, î, her, and aga, their, are followed by words in the third state. b. 

From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry

He did not care for a monk, and not much for an agoumenos; but he felt small in the presence of a mighty Turkish aga.

From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Curzon, Robert

He engaged the services of their aga, or commander-in-chief, to whom he made known his plans.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various