Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The governor-general of a vilayet, or government, one of the primary divisions of the Turkish Empire.
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- noun Alternative form of
wali .
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- noun (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
Etymologies
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Examples
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My friend told the gentleman by the side of the road, whom he considered a sufi saint [usually called vali in Urdu] our difficulty.
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My friend told the gentleman by the side of the road, whom he considered a sufi saint [usually called vali in Urdu] our difficulty.
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My friend told the gentleman by the side of the road, whom he considered a sufi saint [usually called vali in Urdu] our difficulty.
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At the head of each is a "vali" or provincial governor, in whose council a seat is given to the spiritual head of each of the non-Moslem communities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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My daughter had to cross vali y asr exactly where people were shot I am afraid I am holding her little dress
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Wednesday June 17) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Iran's constitution gives the position vali faqih , or Supreme Leader, power and authority akin to being God's representative on earth.
Letter Writers Break Iranian Taboo Farnaz Fassihi 2012
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Politico's typical bitchiness undercuts a few vali ...
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Politico's typical bitchiness undercuts a few vali ...
Mayor Giuliani, it was Dick Cheney who cut our armed forces by 20%, not Bill Clinton 2008
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Politico's typical bitchiness undercuts a few vali ...
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I loved it, but it's not for everyone certainly, people hate it and that's vali, too.
TV: Lost douglascohen 2010
chained_bear commented on the word vali
"...first Allen and then Graham explained that in the outlying provinces of the Turkish empire the valis, pashas, agas and beys, though in principle subject to the Sultan, often behaved like independent rulers, increasing their territories by usurpation or by making open war upon one another..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 260-261
February 14, 2008