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 Stillman, William James
A citadel enclosure stands at the N. E. corner and is now partly in ruins, but the interior space is occupied by the government konak.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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 Paton, Andrew Archibald
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 Stillman, William James
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 Paton, Andrew Archibald
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