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khan

[kahn, kan] / kɑn, kæn /
NOUN
caravansary
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Montesquieu’s disdain for absolute authority undoubtedly influenced his view of the great khan.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Even though an increasing number of Mongols were literate, including Kublai who was the first Mongol great khan to read, the mandarin written exam system fell into disuse.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

London Mayor Sadiq khan said he was “heartbroken” by the news.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

There is this story in our family: Near my grandfather’s shop, by the Great Mosque, there was a khan where a mufti named Haji İbrahim—who belonged to the prominent Pirinççizade clan—drank tea.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2014

Aziz’s dad was a khan for owning all the fields.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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