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[ pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw ] / ˈpɑ ʃə, ˈpæʃ ə, pəˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pasha ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule. Origin of pasha1640–50; <Turkish paşa; see bashaw OTHER WORDS FROM pashapa·sha·dom, nounWords nearby pashapas de trois, pas du tout, pase, paseo, pash, pasha, pashalik, pashka, pashm, pashmina, pash rash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pashaAnother trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot. America’s Menacing Pakistan Problem|Bruce Riedel|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST Pasha said he offered his resignation twice to the head of the army, but it apparently has not been accepted. Osama bin Laden Wives Interrogated|The Daily Beast|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST The senior Pakistani sources say that Pasha was never keen on the ISI job in the first place. Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat|Ron Moreau|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST “It would help Pasha as an individual because in Pakistan, no one resigns to accept blame for anything,” says Masood. Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat|Ron Moreau|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Pasha reportedly made no specific demands on the withdrawal of U.S. personnel. Pakistan-U.S. Relations Frayed But Not Collapsing|Ron Moreau|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST On the night of April 30th a strong gale blew nearly all night, and the Pasha signalled to the Khedive to drop two anchors. In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley The retort which we might have given to him was crushed under a silent fuming, for he was still the Pasha! In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley The Pasha himself took up his quarters in a large house of the Sultan of Sennaar, which had been prepared for his accommodation. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar|George Bethune English His father was a pasha of two tails, but possessed of little influence. The Life of Lord Byron|John Galt It was rumored that you had vast stores of ivory in hand, Pasha; what of that? Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
British Dictionary definitions for pasha
noun(formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title Word Origin for pashaC17: from Turkish paşa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pashaking, monarch, emperor, czar, sultan, shah, majesty, queen, empress, mogul, kaiser, prince, baron, royal, sovereign, potentate, lord, dame, tycoon, baroness |