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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessandjak
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sãdʒak
"Le sandjak était une subdivision administrative de l'Empire ottoman."
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An administrative subdivision of an eyalet or vilayet (province) in the Ottoman Empire, headed by a sanjakbey.
"During the 19th century reforms, the region was reorganized into a separate sanjak with its own local administration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish word sancak, meaning 'flag' or 'banner', which was extended to denote the administrative district of a banner-bearing military commander. The term entered English historiography in the 19th century through descriptions of the administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sanjak" is said worldwide
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sandjak
Transliteration: sãdʒak
"Le sandjak était une subdivision administrative de l'Empire ottoman."
Sandschak
Transliteration: ˈzandʃak
"Der Sandschak war eine Verwaltungseinheit im Osmanischen Reich."
sangiaccato
Transliteration: sandʒakˈkato
"Il sangiaccato era una suddivisione amministrativa ottomana."
sanyak
Transliteration: saɲak
"El sanyak era una subdivisión administrativa del Imperio otomano."
sanjaque
Transliteration: sɐ̃ˈʒaki
"O sanjaque era uma subdivisão do Império Otomano."
संजक
Transliteration: sanjak
"संजक ओटोमन साम्राज्य का एक प्रशासनिक उपविभाग था।"
桑贾克
Transliteration: sāng jiǎ kè
"桑贾克是奥斯曼帝国的行政区划之一。"
산자크
Transliteration: sanjakeu
"산자크는 오스만 제국의 행정 구역 단위였다."
サンジャク
Transliteration: sanjaku
"サンジャクはオスマン帝国の行政区画の一つであった。"
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