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noun
A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʔadāra, “to direct”).
Across languages
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