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khan

[kahn, kan] / kɑn, kæn /
NOUN
caravansary
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Continued success in conquest had been a major factor in keeping rivals from unnecessarily challenging the rule of the chosen great khan or devolving his power.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Montesquieu’s disdain for absolute authority undoubtedly influenced his view of the great khan.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

London Mayor Sadiq khan said he was “heartbroken” by the news.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

There is this story in our family: Near my grandfather’s shop, by the Great Mosque, there was a khan where a mufti named Haji İbrahim—who belonged to the prominent Pirinççizade clan—drank tea.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2014

Aziz began to feel that her mother had also left her, and would only return with the khan.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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