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shah [ shah, shaw ] SHOW IPA
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noun (often initial capital letter )
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
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Origin of shah 1560–70; <Persian: king
OTHER WORDS FROM shah shahdom, noun
Words nearby shah shaggy-mane ,
shagreen ,
shagreen skin ,
shagroon ,
shagtastic ,
shah ,
shahada ,
Shah Alam ,
Shahansha ,
Shahaptian ,
Shahaptin
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Words related to shah emperor ,
monarch ,
sultan ,
czar ,
king ,
amir ,
chieftain ,
governor ,
leader ,
sheik ,
baron ,
caesar ,
caliph ,
kaiser ,
khan ,
magnate ,
maharajah ,
majesty ,
mikado ,
mogul
How to use shah in a sentence Then, after Iran ousted its shah in 1979, the country’s oil production dipped and OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, raised prices, triggering another shortage.
Nor was the shah the one-dimensional despot depicted by Ghazvinian.
So Pakistan, as a senior Pakistani official told Shah , is forced to play the latest version of the Great Game, too.
The Uzbeks and other Central Asians had left the south, but many had found refuge in the north, in cities like Miran Shah .
The city of Miran Shah , for example, was subjected to a nighttime curfew for years.
If the Shah did not have cancer, major events could have gone in another direction.
Indochina, East Timor, the Shah , our brief covert support for the Khmer Rouge.
In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah , last of the Moguls.
Bahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.
A backward glance revealed the princess and her brother engaged in a conversation with Bahadur Shah and a courtier or two.
Men and horses fell in scores, but somehow, anyhow, an entrance was gained and the Shah Nujeef was taken.
The conditions, however, were rejected, and it was evident that the shah would only be satisfied with the sovereignty of Herat.
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British Dictionary definitions for shah
noun
a ruler of certain Middle Eastern countries, esp (formerly) Iran
Derived forms of shah shahdom , noun Word Origin for shah C16: from Persian: king
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