EFFENDI meaning: Title for respected or educated man

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effendi: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
effendi: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
effendi: Collins English Dictionary
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Effendi, effendi: Wordnik
effendi: Wiktionary
effendi: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
effendi: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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Effendi, effendi: Dictionary.com
effendi: Online Etymology Dictionary
Effendi (disambiguation), Effendi (horse), Effendi: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
effendi: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
effendi: Rhymezone
Effendi: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
effendi: FreeDictionary.org
effendi: Mnemonic Dictionary
effendi: TheFreeDictionary.com
Effendi: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
Effendi: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (effendi)

▸ noun: An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.

Similar:

efendee, afandi, effendiyah, agha, derebey, emir, mirza, Sayyid, Great Turk, hazinedar, more...

Opposite:

commoner, peasant, serf, plebeian

Types:

Pasha, Bey, Emir, Sultan, Sheik, more...

Phrases:

reis effendi, Shoghi Effendi, more...

Adjectives:

turkish, young, reis, certain, old, good, dear, late, beloved, principal, poor

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