medjidie

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noun

A coin of the Ottoman Empire, worth twenty piasters.

OriginOttoman Turkish مجیدیه ← French medjidié ← Arabic مَجِيد →
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Meanings

medjidie1

nounmedjidie (plural medjidies)

plural medjidies

  1. historicalA coin of the Ottoman Empire, worth twenty piasters.

Medjidie2

proper noun
  1. historicalA Turkish order of knighthood instituted in 1852, having five classes.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَجِيد“glorious”
  2. Frenchmedjidié
  3. Ottoman Turkishمجیدیه
  4. Englishmedjidie

From Ottoman Turkish مجیدیه (mecidiye), most likely through French medjidié, the adjectival form of the personal name Mecid, from Arabic مَجِيد (majīd, “glorious”)

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Translations

French medjidié
  • medjidiéOttoman silver coin
Turkish mecidiye
  • mecidiyeOttoman silver coin
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APA

medjidie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medjidie

MLA

“medjidie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medjidie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medjidie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medjidie.

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