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1. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
2. afion, n. View full entry 1542
...Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form....
3. aga, n.1 View full entry 1542
...In Muslim countries (esp. under the Ottoman Empire): (originally) a military commander or senior officer; (subsequently also) a civil officer or tribal chieftain. Freq. as a title of distinction (e.g. in Turkey...
4. aimag, n. View full entry 1729
...Among Mongol and Turkic peoples: a tribe, a clan. Also: an area associated with such a tribe. Now hist....
5. aksakal, n. View full entry 1811
...In some Central Asian societies (as among the Uzbeks, Kazakhs,Tajiks, etc.): a village elder, a headman....
6. aoul, n. View full entry 1828
...A Caucasian or Tartar village or encampment....
7. argali, n. View full entry 1784
...The wild or rock sheep of Asia....
8. argol | argal, n.2 View full entry 1856
...Dried cow-dung used as fuel in Tartary....
9. Arnaut, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1717
...An Albanian, spec. one serving in the Turkish army. Also as adj....
10. baba, n.1 View full entry 1759
...A spiritual leader or minister of religion of a Sufi (esp. Bektashi) order, spec. the head of a tekke. Also as a title or form of address....
11. Bairam, n. View full entry 1599
...The name of two Muslim festivals—the Lesser Bairam, lasting three days, which follows the fast of Ramadan, and the Greater Bairam, seventy days later, lasting four days....
12. baklava, n. View full entry 1650
...A dessert made from thin pieces of flaky pastry, honey, and nuts, usually cut into lozenge-shaped pieces....
13. † baˈshalic(k, n. View full entry 1682
...Earlier form of pashalik, the district under the jurisdiction of a pasha....
14. bashaw, n. View full entry 1534
...The earlier form of the Turkish title pasha...
15. Bashi-Bazouk, n. View full entry 1855
...A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage brutality....
16. batman, n.1 View full entry 1583
...An oriental weight varying greatly in value according to the locality....
17. † beg, n.1 View full entry 1686
...A bey. Now only used as part of Eastern names. beg beg = beglerbeg...
18. beglerbeg, n. View full entry 1586
...The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, in rank next to the grand vizier....
19. benish, n. View full entry 1797
...An outer garment of cloth with very full sleeves....
20. bey, n. View full entry 1589
...A Turkish governor of a province or district: also a title of rank....
