Mehemet Ali

[ mi-hem-et ah-lee, ah-lee, mey-met ]

/ mɪˈhɛm ɛt ɑˈli, ˈɑ li, ˈmeɪ mɛt /

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noun

1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.

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Also Mohammed Ali.

Words nearby Mehemet Ali

megohmmeter, megophthalmus, megrim, megrims, meh, Mehemet Ali, mehitzah, mehndi, Mehta, Méhul, Mehuman

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Gil turned and saw Muhammad Ali stride out of the stage entrance, smiling and scowling at the same time.
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Ali walked up and hugged Gil, and the pair discussed music and racism and current events before a rapt audience.
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“Ali Khan” was about to guide the ekka along the rough gangway when Mohammed Rasul interfered.
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Nuzzur Ali's saddle, you may remember, was old and worn, and he had taken that of the Pindharee we last killed.
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Away with such idle tales, fit only to be bugbears to children, said I mentally; Ameer Ali is not to be frightened by them.
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It came up with a fair breeze, soon reaching the Hyder Ali, which expected a fight.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mehemet Ali

Mehemet Ali

Mohammed Ali

/ (mɪˈhɛmɪt ˈɑːlɪ) /

noun

1769–1849, Albanian commander in the service of Turkey. He was made viceroy of Egypt (1805) and its hereditary ruler (1841), founding a dynasty that ruled until 1952

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