sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

/ ˌsɑnˈdʒæk /

noun

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

Origin of sanjak

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

Words nearby sanjak

sanitize, sanitizer, sanity, San Jacinto, San Jacinto Day, sanjak, San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley, San Joaquin Valley fever, San Jose, San Jose scale

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Example sentences from the Web for sanjak

After having traversed the entire width of the whole Sanjak, the magnificent orb, slowly and regretfully, sinks into the west.
Frenzied Fiction|Stephen Leacock
He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a Sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
The sanjak is rich in mineral wealth; silver mines are worked at Balia and boracite mines at Susurlu.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
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.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

Can you, will you, tell me what is the Sanjak of Novi Bazar?
Frenzied Fiction|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for sanjak

sanjak

/ (ˈsændʒæk) /

noun

(in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet

Word Origin for sanjak

C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sanjak
释义	sanjak [ sahn-jak ] / ˌsɑnˈdʒæk / noun (in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided. Origin of sanjak First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard) Words nearby sanjak sanitize, sanitizer, sanity, San Jacinto, San Jacinto Day, sanjak, San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley, San Joaquin Valley fever, San Jose, San Jose scale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sanjak After having traversed the entire width of the whole Sanjak, the magnificent orb, slowly and regretfully, sinks into the west. Frenzied Fiction\|Stephen Leacock He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a Sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI\|Robert Kerr The sanjak is rich in mineral wealth; silver mines are worked at Balia and boracite mines at Susurlu. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2\|Various 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. The Prince of India, Volume I\|Lew. Wallace Can you, will you, tell me what is the Sanjak of Novi Bazar? Frenzied Fiction\|Stephen Leacock British Dictionary definitions for sanjak sanjak / (ˈsændʒæk) / noun (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet Word Origin for sanjak C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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