pasha
Example Sentences
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Another son works for a large consulting firm and “lives the life of a pasha at 22,” she says.
From Washington Post
Now a city icon, it was a diplomatic gift from Muhammad Ali, the viceroy and pasha who is considered the founder of modern Egypt.
From Washington Post
Since the early 1800s, when rich, high-ranking Ottoman officials known as pashas were said to have used their houseboats to rendezvous with their mistresses, the boats have radiated a kind of louche, half-light glamour.
From New York Times
During Ottoman times, rich Egyptian pashas often took houseboats as fancy second residences using them to entertain guests with music and belly dancers.
From BBC
For centuries Albanians served as grand viziers and frontier pashas inside the Ottoman Empire.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
