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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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
The people accumulate rapidly, as we progress, and, by the time we arrive at the konak gate there is a regular crush.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
His konak was situated in a solitary street, close to the fields.
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 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
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
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