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konak

UK/kəʊˈnɑːk/

konak noun: a palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.

Noun

konak (plural konaks)

  1. A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.
    • It was a small pretty town with four minarets and one campanile and the Pasha's konak sprawling across the foothills.2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Against the Day”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 841

Forms of konak

pluralkonaks

Origin of konak

From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, “mansion, station, inn”).

Words that rhyme with konak

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Questions about konak

What does konak mean?
Konak means a palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.
What part of speech is konak?
Konak is a noun.
How do you pronounce konak?
Konak is pronounced /kəʊˈnɑːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of konak?
The plural of konak is konaks.

Words near konak in the dictionary

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  3. Kon'dey
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  5. kona
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  10. Konami Code
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