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binbashi

binbashi noun: a major in the Turkish army.

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 binbashi

pluralbinbashis
alternative formbimbashi

Origin of binbashi

From Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی (binbaşı, literally “leader of a thousand”).

Words that rhyme with binbashi

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Questions about binbashi

What does binbashi mean?
Binbashi means a major in the Turkish army.
What part of speech is binbashi?
Binbashi is a noun.
What is the plural of binbashi?
The plural of binbashi is binbashis.

Words near binbashi in the dictionary

  1. binaurality
  2. binaurally
  3. binauricular
  4. binbag
  5. binbags
  6. binbashi
  7. binbashis
  8. binch
  9. Binche
  10. Binche lace
  11. Binche laces

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