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, noun

Words nearby pasha

pas devant, pas du tout, pase, paseo, pash, pasha, pashalik, pashka, pashm, pashmina, pash rash

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How to use pasha in a sentence

Just two days later, the papers began what can only be described as a love affair with Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk).
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler|William O’Connor|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Halet Çambel was born on August 27 1916 in Berlin, the granddaughter of Ibrahim Hakki Pasha, the Ottoman Ambassador to Germany.
The Week in Death: The First Muslim Female Olympian Snubbed Adolf Hitler|The Telegraph|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What happens to the real son of the real pasha remains an open question.
The World’s Most Subversive Soap Operas|Christopher Dickey|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot.
America’s Menacing Pakistan Problem|Bruce Riedel|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The boss of ISI, Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha wants to quit, according to a senior Pakistani official.
Our Pakistan Problem Manages to Get Worse|John Barry|May 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The Turks were defeated with considerable loss, and their general, Hadki pasha, taken prisoner.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Instead of offering him your money openly, in a big purse, as you would to a local pasha, you go about it indirectly.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
About two o'clock Omar Pasha's travelling carriages, escorted by Turkish cavalry, appeared in sight of our camp.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
Omar Pasha declared that his plans were known to the Russians in twenty-four hours after he mentioned them.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

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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