Etymology

binbashi

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Today it means: A major in the Turkish army. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبیكباشی
  2. English todaybinbashi

From Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی (binbaşı, literally “leader of a thousand”).

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