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sheika

[ shey-kah ]
/ ˈʃeɪ kɑ /
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noun (in Islamic countries)
the wife of a sheik.
a woman who heads a large family and is revered, especially as a guardian of religious ways.
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Also shei·kha [sheyk-hah, shey-khah]. /ˈʃeɪk hɑ, ˈʃeɪ xɑ/.

Origin of sheika

First recorded in 1850–55, sheika is from the Arabic word shaykha

Words nearby sheika

Sheffield Shield, shegetz, she/he, shehitah, sheik, sheika, sheikdom, sheikh, sheikhdom, sheila, Sheitan
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How to use sheika in a sentence

  • And Sheika and his little fiddle stood before my eyes always.

    Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

  • When no one was looking I used to imagine that I was Sheika, the little fiddler.

    Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

  • At the same time I threw my head to one side, closing my eyes a little—just as Sheika did, not a hair different.

    Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
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