SANJAK

Etymology

Noun

sanjak (plural sanjaks)

An administrative region under the Ottoman Empire, a subdivision of a vilayet. [from 16th c.]

(obsolete) The governor of a sanjak; a sanjakbeg. [16th-19th c.]

Anagrams

• Janaks

Source: Wiktionary


San"jak, n. Etym: [Turk. sanjag.]

Definition: A district or a subvision of a vilayet. [Turkey]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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