binbashi

B3I1N1B3A1S1H4I1

noun

A major in the Turkish army.

OriginOttoman Turkish بیكباشی →
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Meanings

nounbinbashi (plural binbashis)

plural binbashis · alternative bimbashi

  1. A major in the Turkish army.
  2. historicalThe holder of a former rank in the Egyptian army.

    Bimbashi Hilary Joyce, seconded from the Royal Mallow Fusiliers, […] made his first appearance in Cairo.

    1897, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce”, in Punch

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishبیكباشی
  2. Englishbinbashi

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

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Translations

Polish bimbasza
  • bimbaszamajor in the Turkish army

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with binbashi

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Cite this entry
APA

binbashi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binbashi

MLA

“binbashi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binbashi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binbashi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binbashi.

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