Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The territory governed by a pasha. Also
pachalic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The jurisdiction of a pasha.
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- noun The
jurisdiction of apasha .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The occupations of Bonaparte and the necessity of obtaining a more solid footing in Egypt retarded for the moment the invasion of that pashalic, which provoked vengeance by its barbarities, besides being a dangerous neighbour.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Turkish authority over the pashalic was again restored in the first part of the 19th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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In the present day, Carmel belongs to the pashalic of Acre.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Its downfall began, however, when Djezzar Pasha expelled (1791) all Europeans from the pashalic, and settled at Saint Jean d'Acre; its ruin was completed by the commercial development of Beirut.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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During the past hundred years, ever since the pashalic of Belgrade became free from the Turks, thousands of Macedonians have come up into Serbia for education and a life.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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He secured for himself and his descendants the pashalic of Egypt
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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When Egypt became a Turkish pashalic, Selim, the conqueror, compelled the representative of the
Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature F. F. Arbuthnot 1867
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TRIPOLI is the capital of the pashalic of Tripoli, and carries on trade with the interior of Africa.
A Geography for Beginners. Kensey Johns 1864
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The succeeding days were devoted to a general reconnaissance of the place; but I must say that Roustchouk, although capital of the pashalic of Silistria, and containing thirty or forty thousand inhabitants, pleased me less than any town of its size that I had seen in the East.
Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Andrew Archibald Paton 1842
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You may rest assured that there is not a province of the Ottoman empire, which is better governed than the pashalic of Silistria.
Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Andrew Archibald Paton 1842
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