Meanings
nounkhaganate (plural khaganates)
plural khaganates · alternative kaganate · alternative kaganat · alternative khakanate
- An empire comprising several khanates.
Origin
From khagan + -ate (forms denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خَاقَانِيَّة
- خَاقَانِيَّة (ḵāqāniyya)an empire comprising several khanates
Estonian kaganaat
- kaganaatan empire comprising several khanates
Greek χαγανάτο, χανάτο
- χαγανάτο (chaganáto)an empire comprising several khanates
- χανάτο (chanáto)an empire comprising several khanates
Hindi ख़ाक़ानियत
- ख़ाक़ानियत (xāqāniyat)an empire comprising several khanates
Hungarian kaganátus
- kaganátusan empire comprising several khanates
Persian خاقانِیَت
- خاقانِیَت (xāqāniyat)an empire comprising several khanates
Polish kaganat
- kaganatan empire comprising several khanates
Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਕ਼ਾਨੀਅਤ
- ਖ਼ਾਕ਼ਾਨੀਅਤ (xāqānīata)an empire comprising several khanates
Russian кагана́т
- кагана́т (kaganát)an empire comprising several khanates
Turkish kağanlık
- kağanlıkan empire comprising several khanates
Ukrainian кагана́т
- кагана́т (kahanát)an empire comprising several khanates
Urdu خاقانِیَت
- خاقانِیَت (xāqāniyat)an empire comprising several khanates
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APA
khaganate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaganate
MLA
“khaganate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaganate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khaganate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaganate.
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