sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

noun

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

sanjak

/ ˈsændʒæk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanjak¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanjak¹

C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag

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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