Meanings
nounkaza (plural kazas)
plural kazas · alternative caza
- governmentA subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
Synonyms: kaymakamlik
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
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kaymakamlik
Origin
- Arabicقَضَاء“jurisdiction, court circuit”
- Ottoman Turkishقضا“division of a sanjak”
- Englishkaza
From Ottoman Turkish قضا (kaza, “division of a sanjak”), from Arabic قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, “jurisdiction, court circuit”), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to decide, to judge”).
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APA
kaza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaza
MLA
“kaza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaza. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaza.
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