konak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of konak
< Turkish: literally, stopping-place (for the night, on a journey), derivative of kon- camp, make a night's halt
Example Sentences
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Surrendering our horses to the care of the khan keeper, I proceeded to the konak, or government house, to present my letters.
From Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. by Andrew Archibald Paton
There was, moreover, a small library, with which the temporary occupants of the konak killed the month's interval between arrival and departure.
From Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. by Andrew Archibald Paton
The sentinel could read neither, and sent them to the konak with a demand for instructions.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
He therefore summoned the entire household of the dragoman, except him and myself, to the konak, to be examined.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
The pasha declined my offer, and I forbade any one in the house to go to the konak for examination.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
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