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bimbashi

bimbashi is the alternative spelling of binbashi.

Meaning of binbashi

Noun

binbashi (plural binbashis)

  1. A major in the Turkish army.
  2. (historical) The holder of a former rank in the Egyptian army.
    • Bimbashi Hilary Joyce, seconded from the Royal Mallow Fusiliers, […] made his first appearance in Cairo.1897, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce”, in Punch

Forms of bimbashi

pluralbimbashis

Questions about bimbashi

What is bimbashi the alternative spelling of?
Bimbashi is the alternative spelling of binbashi.

Words near bimbashi in the dictionary

  1. bimaturism
  2. bimax
  3. bimaxillary
  4. bimaximal
  5. Bimbache
  6. bimbashi
  7. bimbashis
  8. Bimberi
  9. bimbette
  10. bimbettes
  11. Bimbi

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