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sanjak
[ sahn-jak ]
noun
- (in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided.
sanjak
/ ˈsændʒæk /
noun
- (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sanjak1
First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sanjak1
C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag
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Example Sentences
This was chiefly occasioned by a desire of revenge, as his own standard had been given to the Portuguese by a Sanjak.
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He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a Sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists.
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After this bloody scene, the Pacha placed a Sanjak with 1000 soldiers in Zabid to retain it under subjection.
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He was a comitaj once, in the old days when Turkey owned Macedonia and the Sanjak.
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After having traversed the entire width of the whole Sanjak, the magnificent orb, slowly and regretfully, sinks into the west.
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