konak

[koh-nahk]

a large, usually official residence.

Nearby words

< Turkish: literally, stopping-place (for the night, on a journey), derivative of kon- camp, make a night's halt

This was rather too much, and I went up to the konak next day, taking Tom Rennison as an interpreter.
Under the Red Crescent|Charles S. Ryan
Surrendering our horses to the care of the khan keeper, I proceeded to the konak, or government house, to present my letters.
Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family|Andrew Archibald Paton
Not finding her during the night, he returned in the earliest dawn to the konak.
The Captain of the Janizaries|James M. Ludlow
As the troops passed the Konak, the building in the background with a cupola, they sang the Austrian national anthem.
The Illustrated War News, Number 21, Dec. 30, 1914|Various

One was the ill-starred lady who perished in the Konak in Belgrade.
The International Spy|Allen Upward