pasha
Example Sentences
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The new pasha is loyal to Abdullah, perhaps to a fault.
From Washington Post
The Polish-born widow of an elderly pasha amuses herself with casual affairs, then succumbs to the rough charms of a soldier lover.
From New York Times
Like an Oriental pasha of old, Trump has graciously deigned to issue exemptions to supplicants who beg for relief.
From The Guardian
The exhibit features a color-coded, three-dimensional model of the church made for an Ottoman-era pasha to make clear which denomination controlled which area.
From Washington Times
Sit down at a Cairo café and the waiter might greet you as basha, borrowed from Turkish pasha and the Ottoman conquest.
From Economist
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