Khan

Definitions

1. A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
   historical
2. A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
3. Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)
4. A surname derived from the given name.
5. An Ottoman sultan.
6. Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).
7. A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

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Examples

“‘Guess⟳ the name⟳ of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name⟳ and that and ended by asking her to tell⟳ him and cease her slapping. ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied.”

“At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call⟳ a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop⟳ at which the traveller may buy⟳ what he requires for himself and his beast.”

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