sanjak

American  

[sahn-jak] / ˌsɑnˈdʒæk /

noun

1. (in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided.

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sanjak British  

/ ˈsændʒæk /

noun

1. (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet

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Etymology

Origin of sanjak

First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard)

Example Sentences

CH�RUM, the chief town of a sanjak of the Angora vilayet in Asia Minor, altitude 2300 ft., situated on the edge of a wide plain, almost equidistant from Amasia and Yuzgat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

It forms, with the islands of Psara, Nikaria, Leros, Calymnus and Cos, a sanjak of the Archipelago vilayet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

It is not connected by a chaussee with any point outside its immediate province, but it has considerable importance as the administrative capital of a rich and isolated sanjak.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Where it went somebody more than the chief of a sanjak, more than the governor of a castle, or even a province, led the way.

From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis

It is the capital of a sanjak bearing the same name, and was formerly important as the headquarters of the local Moslem aristocracy, partly owing to the mountainous and easily defensible nature of the district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various