Synonyms for sanjak
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A district, a prefecture, particularly (historical) a second-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
Related words
- Word family
- sanjakate
- Other spellings
- sancak
Forms
- Plural
- sanjaks → districts, prefectures, counties, sanjakates…
Example sentences
- district Here's a list of postcodes for the whole district.
- prefecture What is the population of Hyogo prefecture?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sanjak | falling | |
| district | falling | |
| prefecture | steady | |
| mutasarrif | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- county2
- 8 letters
- district2
- 9 letters
- sanjakate
- 10 letters
- prefecture3, mutasarrif
- 13 letters
- mutasarrifate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (county2 = 2 syllables).