Effendi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛˈfɛndi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Effendi is a noun meaning An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
Meaning
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
Example Sentences
The real problem of the Arabian population in Palestine is how to get rid of the economic domination and control by approximately 100 families of effendi who now own the land, keeping the fellaheen in obscurity and ignorance and subjecting them to merciless exploitation.
Word Forms
- effendis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reis, efendee, afandi, effendiyah, agha, derebey.
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