sanjak

[ sahn-jak ]

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

Origin of sanjak

1
First recorded in 1530–40, sanjak is from the Turkish word sancak district (literally, flag, standard)

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sanjak

/ (ˈsændʒæk) /


noun
  1. (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet

Origin of sanjak

1
C16: from Turkish sancàk, literally: a flag

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