khedive

[ kuh-deev ]

/ kəˈdiv /

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noun

the title of the Turkish viceroys in Egypt from 1867 to 1914.

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Origin of khedive

<French khédive<Turkish hidiv<Persian khidīw prince

OTHER WORDS FROM khedive

khe·div·al, khe·div·i·al

[kuh-dee-vee-uhl], /kəˈdi vi əl/, adjectivekhe·div·i·ate

[kuh-dee-vee-it, -eyt], /kəˈdi vi ɪt, -ˌeɪt/, khe·div·ate

[kuh-dee-vit, -veyt], /kəˈdi vɪt, -ˌveɪt/, noun

Words nearby khedive

Khattusas, khayal, Khayyám, khazi, kheda, khedive, Khelat, Kherson, khidmatgar, Khimki, Khingan Mountains

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How to use khedive in a sentence

The Khedive of Egypt persuades himself that the success of the equilateral will silence his local political rivals.
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Strong as this truculent leader was in men and money, the Khedive Ismail did not believe that he would dare to resist his power.
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The Khedive, having no available means of bringing his rebellious dependent to reason, had to acquiesce in the defeat of his army.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
Gordon's plan would have saved the Khedive's Government £400, but he had to give way to the proprieties.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger

The main buttress of the Khedive's authority in this region was therefore hollow and erected on an insecure foundation.
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Rionga passed his hours in native excesses, in the joy of receiving the titular rank of Vakil to the Khedive.
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British Dictionary definitions for khedive

khedive

/ (kɪˈdiːv) /

noun

the viceroy of Egypt under Ottoman suzerainty (1867–1914)

Derived forms of khedive

khedival or khedivial, adjectivekhedivate or khediviate, noun

Word Origin for khedive

C19: from French khédive, from Turkish hidiv, from Persian khidīw prince

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