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pasha
[ pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw ]
/ ˈpɑ ʃə, ˈpæʃ ə, pəˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ /
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noun
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
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Also pa·cha .
Origin of pasha
1640–50; <Turkish paşa; see bashaw
OTHER WORDS FROM pasha
pa·sha·dom, nounWords nearby pasha
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British Dictionary definitions for pasha
pasha
pacha
/ (ˈpɑːʃə, ˈpæʃə) /
noun
(formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title
Word Origin for pasha
C17: from Turkish paşa
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