sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

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noun

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

sanjak

/ ˈsændʒæk /

Origin of sanjak¹

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

Origin of sanjak¹

C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag

This was chiefly occasioned by a desire of revenge, as his own standard had been given to the Portuguese by a Sanjak.

He likewise landed an ample supply of powder and ball, and left a Sanjak with 500 Turks and five foists.

After this bloody scene, the Pacha placed a Sanjak with 1000 soldiers in Zabid to retain it under subjection.

He was a comitaj once, in the old days when Turkey owned Macedonia and the Sanjak.

After having traversed the entire width of the whole Sanjak, the magnificent orb, slowly and regretfully, sinks into the west.

April 25, 2024firkin

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