sanjak

san·jak

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahn-jak]
- /ˌsɑnˈdʒæk/
- /sˈandʒak/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahn-jak]
- /ˌsɑnˈdʒæk/

Definitions of sanjak word

noun sanjak (in Turkey) one of the administrative districts into which a vilayet is divided. 1
noun sanjak (in the Turkish Empire) a subdivision of a vilayet 0

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Origin of sanjak

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Sanjak

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sanjak

sanjak popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sanjak usage trend in Literature

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