effendi
Definitions
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
Equivalents
Examples
“The real problem of the Arabian population in Palestine is how to get⟳ rid⟳ of the economic domination and control⟳ by approximately 100 families of effendi who now own⟳ the land⟳, keeping the fellaheen in obscurity and ignorance and subjecting them to merciless exploitation.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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